Sclerosed hemangioma of the liver: Report of a case and review of the literature
2007; Wiley; Volume: 38; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1872-034x.2007.00306.x
ISSN1872-034X
AutoresHiroki Mori, Toru Ikegami, Satoru Imura, Mitsuo Shimada, Yuji Morine, Hirofumi Kanemura, Yusuke Arakawa, Mami Kanamoto, Jun Hanaoka, Koji Sugimoto, Takuya Tokunaga,
Tópico(s)Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
ResumoA sclerosed hemangioma of the liver is an extremely rare type of benign hepatic tumor. A 77-year-old female was referred to Tokushima University Hospital with fever, abnormal liver function tests and a large liver mass. The tumor, 10 x 5 cm in size and located in segment 5-6 of the liver, was depicted as a low density tumor with enhancement by computed tomography (CT). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed it to be a tumor with a low signal on T1-weighted and a high signal on T2-weighted images. The patient was negative for hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C antibody. She underwent a right hepatectomy for possible malignant liver tumors, including intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma or fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma. The following histological examination of the surgical specimen revealed the tumor to be a hepatic sclerosed hemangioma with characteristic dense collagenous tissues. We report here on the case of this unusual tumor and review the relevant literature.
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