Multilocular cystic hepatocellular carcinoma (CHCC) mimicking mucinous cystadenocarcinoma.

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma with cystic formation is very rare. Only 5 cases have been reported previously in the literature. We present a 55-year-old man with a symptomatic large cystic hepatic mass. Both abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography revealed a multilocular cystic mass with solid component, occupying most of the left lobe of the liver. An extended left hepatectomy was performed on the basis of a presumptive diagnosis of a cystadenocarcinoma. Pathologic and immunohistochemical evaluation however confirmed a cystic hepatocellular carcinoma without cirrhosis. The incidence and prognosis of this rare entity is unknown.

• Authors: Glenroy Heywood, Stephen F Van Buren, Thomas Smyrk, David M Nagorney
• Journal: Hepato-gastroenterology (Hepatogastroenterology) 2003 Mar-Apr Vol. 50 Issue 50 Pg. 368-70 ISSN: 0172-6390 [Print] Greece
• PMID: 12749223 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Biliary Tract Neoplasms (diagnosis)
• Carcinoma, Hepatocellular (diagnosis)
• Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous (diagnosis)
• Humans
• Liver Neoplasms (diagnosis)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed