Management of Hepatic Angiomyolipoma |
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Authors: | Ching-Yao Yang Ming-Chih Ho Yung-Ming Jeng Rey-Heng Hu Yao-Ming Wu Po-Huang Lee |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan;(2) Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, 100, Taiwan;(3) Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, 100, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | Preoperative diagnosis of hepatic angiomyolipoma is difficult, and the treatment for it remains controversial. The aim of this study is to review our experience in the treatment of hepatic angiomyolipoma and to propose a treatment strategy for this disease. We retrospectively collected the clinical, imaging, and pathological features of patients with hepatic angiomyolipoma. Immunohistochemical studies with antibodies for HMB-45, actin, S-100, cytokeratin, vimentin, and c-kit were performed. Treatment experience and long-term follow-up results are summarized. During a period of 9 years, 10 patients with hepatic angiomyolipoma were treated at our hospital. There was marked female predominance (nine patients). Nine patients received surgical resection without complications. One patient received nonoperative management with biopsy and follow-up. One patient died 11 months after surgery because of recurrent disease. We propose all symptomatic patients should receive surgical resection for hepatic angiomyolipoma. Conservative management with close follow-up is suggested in patients with asymptomatic tumors and meet the following criteria: (1) tumor size smaller than 5 cm, (2) angiomyolipoma proved through fine needle aspiration biopsy, (3) patients with good compliance, and (4) not a hepatitis virus carrier. |
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Keywords: | Angiomyolipoma Hepatic angiomyolipoma Liver tumor |
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