Hepatobiliary cystadenocarcinoma with rapid growth: report of a case

We describe a case of histologically proven hepatobiliary cystadenocarcinoma with an emphasis on the longterm clinical course. The patient was a 75-year-old man who had been diagnosed as having a simple hepatic cyst at our hospital and had been followed up by abdominal sonography (US) for about 10 y...

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Published in:Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) 2008-09, Vol.35 (3), p.133-138
Main Authors: Kudo, Yumiko, Kikuchi, Takaya, Sato, Yoshiaki, Hirau, Kenji, Sugawara, Koh, Sato, Toshihiro, Yamada, Nobuo, Saito, Yutaka, Sugita, Akihiro, Ishida, Hideaki
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Language:English
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Case Report
Imaging
Lesions
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Radiology
Ultrasound
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Summary:We describe a case of histologically proven hepatobiliary cystadenocarcinoma with an emphasis on the longterm clinical course. The patient was a 75-year-old man who had been diagnosed as having a simple hepatic cyst at our hospital and had been followed up by abdominal sonography (US) for about 10 years. However, the lesion subsequently showed a sudden increase in size and a marked change in US findings, i.e., from a benign hepatic cyst to a complete solid lesion. Contrast-enhanced US revealed the lesion to be filled with fine vessels. This rapid change led us to strongly suspect a hepatobiliary cystadenocarcinoma and, thus, left lateral segmentectomy was performed. The patient is doing well 6 months after the surgical treatment.
ISSN:1346-4523
1613-2254
DOI:10.1007/s10396-008-0178-y