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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2018

Hepatic myomatous angiomyolipoma diagnosedpreoperatively from specific imaging features: A case report.

Yuhki Sakuraoka, Takashi Suzuki, Gennki Tanaka, Takayuki Shimizu, Takayuki Shiraki, Park Kyongha, Shozo Mori, Yukihiro Iso, Masato Kato, Taku Aoki and 3 more

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yuhki SakuraokaSecond Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan. Electronic address: sakuraoka812@gmail.com.
Takashi SuzukiSecond Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
Gennki TanakaSecond Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
Takayuki ShimizuSecond Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
Takayuki ShirakiSecond Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
Park KyonghaSecond Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
Shozo MoriSecond Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
Yukihiro IsoSecond Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
Masato KatoSecond Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
Taku AokiSecond Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
Keiichi KubotaSecond Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
Hidetsugu YamagishiDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
Yasukazu ShioyamaDepartment of Radiology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
Dokkyo Medical University · JP

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Abstract

introductionHepatic angiomyolipoma is a rare tumour and is difficult to obtain the accurate diagnosis preoperatively because the imaging features are similar to hepatocellular carcinoma. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We present a case study of an 80-year old woman with a liver tumour measuring 6.2 cm × 6.0 cm. We were able to diagnose the tumour preoperatively as a rare hepatic myomatous angiomyolipoma based on the presence of early venous return evident on angiography and small low-intensity areas corresponding to fat within the tumour revealed by out-of-phase EOB-MRI. The tumour was removed by minimally invasive surgery and our preoperative diagnosis was confirmed by positive immunoreactivity for both angiomyolipoma-specific human melanoma black 45 and smooth muscle cell positivity for melanin. DISCUSSION: We consider that the information obtained in this case will be useful for preoperative diagnosis of other hepatic angiomyolipomas, thus facilitating more appropriate and less invasive surgery and improving the overall outcome.

conclusionHepatic myomatous angiomyolipoma is a rare tumour. We illustrated the two specific imaging features to diagnose it preoperatively.

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Hepatic angiomyolipomaLaparoscopic liver resection

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