Giant hepatobiliary cystadenoma in a male with obvious convex papillate.

Abstract

Hepatobiliary cystadenoma is an uncommon lesion that is most often found in middle-aged women and difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Here, we report a case of giant hepatobiliary cystadenoma in a male patient with obvious convex papillate. On the basis of imaging examinations, the patient was diagnosed as hepatobiliary cystadenoma prior to operation. Left hepatectomy was performed and the patient was symptom-free during a 6-mo follow-up period, suggesting that imaging examination is the major diagnostic method of hepatobiliary cystadenoma, and operation is its best treatment modality.

• Authors: Zhao-Wei Qu, Qiang He, Ren Lang, Fei Pan, Zhong-Kui Jin, Qin-Song Sheng, Dong Zhang, Xiao-Sheng Zhang, Da-Zhi Chen
• Journal: World journal of gastroenterology (World J Gastroenterol) Vol. 15 Issue 15 Pg. 1906-9 (Apr 21 2009) ISSN: 2219-2840 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 19370793 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Bile Duct Neoplasms (diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
• Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic (pathology, surgery)
• Cystadenoma (diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
• Female
• Hepatectomy
• Humans
• Liver Neoplasms (diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
• Male