Hepatic angiomyolipoma:A case report and literature review / 吉林大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Objective:To discuss the clinic features and diagnosis of one case of hepatic angiomyolipoma (HAML) , and to analyze and summarize its diagnosis and treatment methods.Methods:The clinical materials of one case of HAML patient who was misdiagnosised as hepatocellcular carcinoma were analyzed retrospectively, and the related literatures were reviewed.Results:A middle-aged female patient visited our outpatient service because of low back discomfort.The upper abdominal CT and MRI suggested that a space occupying lesion located at the left lobe of liver inner lower segment, considering a high possibility of hepatocellular carcinoma.The patient underwent the left lobe of inner lower segmentectomy.The postoperative histopathological examination and immunohistochemical staining showed the tumour was HAML, After operation, the patient recovered well and the follow-up examination after hepatectomy found no tumor recurrence.Conclusion:HAML has no specific clinical characteristics or imaging features.The diagnosis of HAML mostly depend on the histopathological examination and hepatectomy is the effective treatment.