Peritoneal loose body presenting as a hepatic mass: A case report and review of the literature
Wen Yang,
Shang Min-jie,
Ma Yan-qing,
Fang Song-hua,
Chen Yuan
Affiliations
Wen Yang
Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
Shang Min-jie
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
Ma Yan-qing
Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
Fang Song-hua
Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
Chen Yuan
Department of Pathology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, No. 158, Shangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
Peritoneal loose body (PLB) is a rare clinical entity. It is generally agreed that the most common origin of the loose bodies is appendix epiploica. We here report a case of PLB that looks like a “boiled egg,” which was misdiagnosed preoperatively as a lesion of hepatic origin and was confirmed by operation and postoperative pathology. PLBs are rare entities, a good understanding of their specific imaging features can help prevent misdiagnosis, but sometimes an accurate preoperative diagnosis is still difficult to achieve. Exploratory laparoscopy is a recommended method for management of PLBs.
