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    Liver Transplant for Mixed Capillary-cavernous Hemangioma Masquerading as Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Patient With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    (Başkent Üniversitesi, 2011-10) Unal, Ethem; Teperman, Lewis; Morgan, Glyn; Xu, Ruliang; Aquino, Alger; Francis, Franto
    Hemangioma is the most common benign tumor of the liver. Unlike cavernous hemangioma, hepatic capillary or mixed capillary-cavernous hemangioma is a rare type of tumor in adults. Clinical presentation of hemangioma may mimic that of hepatocellular carcinoma. Furthermore, radiologic features on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging may not be typical for hemangioma and can be confused with hepatocellular carcinoma. Symptomatic hemangiomas require some form of treatment, such as corticosteroids, interferon, radiation, arterial embolization, surgical resection, or liver transplant. In the present case study, we present a patient treated with liver transplant for hemangioma mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma. This case report illustrates the atypical imaging appearance of hemangioma and possible confusion it can cause in diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma, especially in a hepatitis C carrier.
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    Ramsay Hunt Syndrome With Atypical Progress in a Renal Transplant Recipient: A Case Report
    (Başkent Üniversitesi, 2011-12) Ozel, Leyla; Canbakan, Mustafa; Titiz, Izzet; Kucuk, Mustafa; Ata Eren, Pinar; Kara, Melih; Unal, Ethem; Toros, Sema Zer
    Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a rare complication of herpes zoster disease in which reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection occurs in the geniculate ganglion causing otalgia, unilateral vesicular eruption in a restricted dermatomal distribution, and peripheral facial paralysis. Dermal infections caused by human pathogenic herpes viruses are common in organ transplant recipients. For a transplant surgeon, it is imperative to remember that viral prophylaxis is essential in the follow-up of the transplant patients. Here, we presented a case of renal transplant and Ramsay Hunt syndrome with multiple cranial nerve involvement, with an atypical course. Management and differential diagnosis of this particular case are discussed with a review of the literature.