A Case of Hepatic Angiomyolipoma Difficult to Distinguish from Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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World Journal of Gastroenterology / Takahara M, Miyake Y, Matsumoto K, Kawai D, Kaji E, Toyokawa T, Nakatsu M, Ando M and Hirohata M
Summary points:
A 56-year-old Japanese male presents for further examination of a liver tumour in the caudate lobe. Medical history along with findings from ultrasonography, enhanced computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and histology are described; images provided. The authors discuss the challenges of distinguishing the rare benign tumour hepatic angiomyolipoma from hepatocellular carcinoma.
A Case of Hepatic Angiomyolipoma Difficult to Distinguish from Hepatocellular Carcinoma
