Adult capillary hemangioma of the liver: Case report and literature review
Journal
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
8
Pages
344-347
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Abstract
Primary hepatic capillary hemangioma in adults is very rare. Here, we report a case of hepatic capillary hemangioma in a 71-year-old woman. She had abnormal liver function tests, and abdominal sonography revealed a 2-cm nodular lesion and fatty liver. Computed tomography scan revealed a hypervascular tumor. During 2 years' follow-up, the hepatic tumor enlarged to 3 cm in diameter. Serological tests showed no evidence of chronic viral hepatitis or increased level of alpha-fetoprotein. In fear of hepatocellular carcinoma, she received atypical hepatectomy. Microscopically, the tumor turned out to be a capillary hemangioma in a background of steatohepatitis. We searched the literature, and only six similar cases were found. We made a brief review of this rare disease entity and described its clinicopathological features. Copyright ? 2011, Elsevier Taiwan LLC. All rights reserved.
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Other Subjects
alanine aminotransferase; aspartate aminotransferase; aged; article; capillary hemangioma; case report; computer assisted tomography; echography; extramedullary hematopoiesis; fatty liver; female; human; hyaline degeneration; immunohistochemistry; liver capillary hemangioma; liver cell carcinoma; liver function test; liver hyperplasia; liver resection; liver tumor; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; portal vein; tumor volume; Adult; Aged; alpha-Fetoproteins; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Diagnosis, Differential; Fatty Liver; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hemangioma, Capillary; Hepatectomy; Humans; Liver; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Type
journal article