Hepatic angiomyolipoma developing during the follow-up of ulcerative colitis: report of a case and review of the literature.
Hepatic angiomyolipoma is a rare tumor composed of spindle-shaped and epithelioid smooth muscle cells, adipose tissue, and proliferating blood vessels. We report the first documented case of this tumor developing in a patient with ulcerative colitis. A solitary tumor (7.5 x 7.5 x 7 cm) was detected in the left lateral segment of the liver and a left hepatic lobectomy was performed. The diagnosis of angiomyolipoma was confirmed by a pathological examination. We also review the literature on previously reported cases of hepatic angiomyolipoma.
Suzuki
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Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Nakamura
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Ishida
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Sakaguchi
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Serizawa
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A
Konno
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Baba
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Muro
H
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Kosugi
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Gu
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E
D000328:Adult; D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male