Hepatobiliary cystadenoma presenting with intermittent inferior vena caval obstruction.
Hepatobiliary cystadenomas are rare benign tumours. They form as multilocular cysts in and around the liver. Their presentation is usually at a late stage when their size causes symptoms. We report a case of a 44-year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain, which was attributed to a multiloculate liver cyst. After intially refusing surgery she relented once intermittent inferior vena caval obstruction had developed. The cyst was found to be a hepatic cystadenoma.
Catto
J W
JW
Departments of Gastrointestinal, York District Hospital, Wigginton Road, York, North Yorkshire, UK.
Madan
M
M
Alexander
D J
DJ
D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*