title: Hepatic angiomyolipoma developing during the follow-up of ulcerative colitis: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serizawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Muro
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kosugi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: 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