Hepatobiliary cystadenoma with mesenchymal stroma--a case report.
Hepatobiliary cystadenoma with mesenchymal stroma (HCMS) is a rare lesion characterized by multiloculated cyst lined by columnar epithelium ad mesenchymal stroma. It occurs exclusively in females and is intrahepatic in location with only 17% cases arising in extrahepatic biliary tree. Exact histogenesis is not known, but it is hypothesized the HCMS arises from ectopic embryonic tissue destined to form the adult gall bladder. HCMS has got a malignant potential and requires radical excision.
Mohan
Harsh
H
Department of Pathology, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Sector-32 A, Chandigarh.
Bal
Amanjit
A
Arya
Savita
S
Jain
Prashant
P
Bawa
Amarpreet Singh
AS
D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D017734:Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic / Q000473:pathology; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged