ABSTRACT
Hepatic hemangioma is a common benign tumor, but its exophytic and expansile forms may be atypical. We report a case of exophytic hemangioma of the liver with a growing tendency, demonstrated using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) combined with angiography.
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Hemangioma, Cavernous/diagnosis , Liver Neoplasms/diagnosis , Angiography , Female , Hemangioma, Cavernous/pathology , Hemorrhage/pathology , Humans , Liver Neoplasms/pathology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Middle Aged , Necrosis/pathology , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedSubject(s)
Liver Abscess/diagnosis , Liver/pathology , Aged , Humans , Liver/diagnostic imaging , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
A causal relationship has been suggested between Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric malignancy, including both gastric cancer and low grade lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALToma). We describe a rare case of simultaneous occurrence of low grade MALToma and early cancer of the stomach in a 72-year-old woman. In this patient, low grade MALToma not only had preceded gastric cancer by 5 years, but had also disappeared, and subsequently reappeared coexisting with early cancer of the stomach and Helicobacter pylori infection. Eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori was performed immediately prior to subtotal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer of the pyloric area. Thereafter, regression of MALToma was observed. These results, taken together with a previously reported case of low grade MALToma, suggest that low grade MALToma of the stomach may fluctuate, at least in the initial stages, even in the presence of constant Helicobacter pylori infection.