Squamous cell carcinoma and infection in a solitary hepatic cyst

Solitary benign non-parasitic hepatic cysts (SBNHC) are rare congenital cys tic abnormalities. Complications of SBNHC include infection, perforation, s pontaneous haemorrhage, torsion and neoplastic degeneration. Squamous cell carcinoma is an exceedingly rare entity, which usually arises from metaplas tic and subsequent neoplastic transformation of pre-existing cyst of the li ver. We report a new case of squamous cell carcinoma of the liver in a non- parasitic solitary hepatic cyst infected by aerobic mixed flora at the time of diagnosis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 10:1051-1053 (C) 1998 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.