Clinical analysis of hepatocellular adenoma:a report of 10 cases / 中国综合临床

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the clinical feature,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of hepatocellular adenoma(HA).Methods The clinical data of 10 patients confirmed pathologically with HA,were retrospectively analyzed.Results There were four females and six males,aging from 25 to 71 years(mean42.6 years).Among these 10 patients,6 cases were discovered to have no clinical symptom.Tumors were located in the right lobe of the liver in 4 cases,and in the left lobe in 6 cases.Uhrasonography was performed in all cases.Six cases underwent CT examination and three cases experienced MRI as well as angiography was conducted in one case.All cases were confirmed by complete excision and pathology.All of them were followed up for 5 months to 9 years without tumor recurrence.Conclusion The combination of imaging data is helpful in the diagnosis of HA.Surgery is the best treatment with satisfactory results,and its prognosis is fairly good.