Hepatic Sclerosing Hemangioma with Predominance of the Sclerosed Area Mimicking a Biliary Cystadenocarcinoma

We report here an extremely rare case of hepatic sclerosing hemangioma mimicking a biliary cystadenocarcinoma. A previously healthy 39-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of a large tumor in the liver. Abdominal computed tomography revealed early peripheral ring enhancement in the ar...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Sugo, Yuki Sekine, Shozo Miyano, Ikuo Watanobe, Michio Machida, Kuniaki Kojima, Hironao Okubo, Ayako Ura, Kanako Ogura, Toshiharu Matsumoto
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Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7353170
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Yuki Sekine
Shozo Miyano
Ikuo Watanobe
Michio Machida
Kuniaki Kojima
Hironao Okubo
Ayako Ura
Kanako Ogura
Toshiharu Matsumoto
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Yuki Sekine
Shozo Miyano
Ikuo Watanobe
Michio Machida
Kuniaki Kojima
Hironao Okubo
Ayako Ura
Kanako Ogura
Toshiharu Matsumoto
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description We report here an extremely rare case of hepatic sclerosing hemangioma mimicking a biliary cystadenocarcinoma. A previously healthy 39-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of a large tumor in the liver. Abdominal computed tomography revealed early peripheral ring enhancement in the arterial phase and slight internal heterogeneous enhancement in the delayed phase. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a tumor with low intensity in the T1-weighted image and very high intensity in the fat-saturated T2-weighted image. The patient underwent hepatectomy for a possible malignant liver tumor. Grossly, the tumor appeared as a white, solid, and cystic mass (weighted 1.1 kg and measured 170×100×80 mm) that was elastic, soft, and homogeneous with a yellowish area. Histological examination showed that the tumor mostly consisted of fibrotic areas with hyalinization. The typical histology of cavernous hemangioma was confirmed in part, and the tumor was diagnosed as a sclerosing hemangioma with predominancy of the sclerosed area. A review of 20 cases reported previously revealed that only 2 (10%) patients were diagnosed as having sclerosing hemangioma preoperatively.
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spelling doaj-art-c41ba45b1477424bab07c272d2080bba2025-08-20T03:23:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Hepatology2090-65872090-65952018-01-01201810.1155/2018/73531707353170Hepatic Sclerosing Hemangioma with Predominance of the Sclerosed Area Mimicking a Biliary CystadenocarcinomaHiroyuki Sugo0Yuki Sekine1Shozo Miyano2Ikuo Watanobe3Michio Machida4Kuniaki Kojima5Hironao Okubo6Ayako Ura7Kanako Ogura8Toshiharu Matsumoto9Department of General Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, JapanDepartment of General Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, JapanDepartment of General Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, JapanDepartment of General Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, JapanDepartment of General Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, JapanDepartment of General Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, JapanDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, JapanDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, JapanDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, JapanWe report here an extremely rare case of hepatic sclerosing hemangioma mimicking a biliary cystadenocarcinoma. A previously healthy 39-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of a large tumor in the liver. Abdominal computed tomography revealed early peripheral ring enhancement in the arterial phase and slight internal heterogeneous enhancement in the delayed phase. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a tumor with low intensity in the T1-weighted image and very high intensity in the fat-saturated T2-weighted image. The patient underwent hepatectomy for a possible malignant liver tumor. Grossly, the tumor appeared as a white, solid, and cystic mass (weighted 1.1 kg and measured 170×100×80 mm) that was elastic, soft, and homogeneous with a yellowish area. Histological examination showed that the tumor mostly consisted of fibrotic areas with hyalinization. The typical histology of cavernous hemangioma was confirmed in part, and the tumor was diagnosed as a sclerosing hemangioma with predominancy of the sclerosed area. A review of 20 cases reported previously revealed that only 2 (10%) patients were diagnosed as having sclerosing hemangioma preoperatively.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7353170
spellingShingle Hiroyuki Sugo
Yuki Sekine
Shozo Miyano
Ikuo Watanobe
Michio Machida
Kuniaki Kojima
Hironao Okubo
Ayako Ura
Kanako Ogura
Toshiharu Matsumoto
Hepatic Sclerosing Hemangioma with Predominance of the Sclerosed Area Mimicking a Biliary Cystadenocarcinoma
Case Reports in Hepatology
title Hepatic Sclerosing Hemangioma with Predominance of the Sclerosed Area Mimicking a Biliary Cystadenocarcinoma
title_full Hepatic Sclerosing Hemangioma with Predominance of the Sclerosed Area Mimicking a Biliary Cystadenocarcinoma
title_fullStr Hepatic Sclerosing Hemangioma with Predominance of the Sclerosed Area Mimicking a Biliary Cystadenocarcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Hepatic Sclerosing Hemangioma with Predominance of the Sclerosed Area Mimicking a Biliary Cystadenocarcinoma
title_short Hepatic Sclerosing Hemangioma with Predominance of the Sclerosed Area Mimicking a Biliary Cystadenocarcinoma
title_sort hepatic sclerosing hemangioma with predominance of the sclerosed area mimicking a biliary cystadenocarcinoma
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7353170
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