Peliosis Hepatis Mimicking Malignant Hypervascular Tumors

Background Peliosis hepatis is an uncommon vascular condition characterized by multiple, randomly distributed, blood-filled, and cyst-like cavities throughout the liver. The unique clinical nature consisting of an asymptomatic, benign, and incidental finding sometimes conceals itself even until auto...

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Published in:Journal of gastrointestinal surgery 2017-06, Vol.21 (6), p.1095-1098
Main Authors: Iwata, Tomoyuki, Adachi, Kensuke, Takahashi, Manabu
Format: Article
Language:English
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Diagnosis, Differential
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal surgery
GI Image
Humans
Liver cancer
Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Peliosis Hepatis - diagnostic imaging
Peliosis Hepatis - pathology
Surgery
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Summary:Background Peliosis hepatis is an uncommon vascular condition characterized by multiple, randomly distributed, blood-filled, and cyst-like cavities throughout the liver. The unique clinical nature consisting of an asymptomatic, benign, and incidental finding sometimes conceals itself even until autopsy. However, the exact pathomechanism remains as yet unproven. Method We encountered the patient with multiple hypervascular masses in the whole liver and investigated the clinicopathological features underlying this condition. Results Detailed herein is a case of peliosis hepatis on the basis of our findings. Our patient illustrated a lethal instance which mimicked a malignancy although it is usually an indolent finding. Conclusion Peliosis hepatis should always be borne in mind as a differential diagnosis of atypical hypervascular hepatic lesion, especially in patients with clinical conditions described in the text.
ISSN:1091-255X
1873-4626
DOI:10.1007/s11605-016-3298-5