Hepatobiliary cystoadenoma: a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Hepatobiliary cystoadenoma is a rare cystic tumor of the liver that can undergo malignant change and become lethal. Accurate diagnosis of such lesions, even though not always possible, is of importance as the management is totally different from that of other nonneoplastic cysts. We report a case of a 60-year-old woman with aspecific symptoms, which was diagnosed using ultrasound scan and CT scan and treated with hepatic resection, and review the main features of this tumor.
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Bologna, Ospedale di Bentivoglio, U.O.C di Chirurgia Generale (Direttore: Dott. S. Virzì), Via Marconi 35, Bentivoglio, 40010, Bologna, Italy.
Giuseppe
G
Navarra
Domenico Rosario
DR
Iusco
Serena
S
Bonomi
Antonio
A
Grassi
Ismail
I
Ismail
Susanna
S
Vicari
Salvatore
S
Virzì
D000818:Animals; D003020:Clothing; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012756:Sheep; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019596:Wolves