| Primary liver leiomyoma: a review of this unusual tumour. | |
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PMID: 22984931 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Primary liver leiomyoma (PLL) should be considered in the differential diagnosis of liver lesions. A literature review has been completed and two cases are reported. The first is a 45-year-old white woman complaining of vague abdominal pain. She was initially evaluated with abdominal ultrasonography (US) that revealed a heterogeneous liver mass measuring 18 cm in greatest diameter. The tumour demonstrated hypointensity on T1-weighted and hyperintensity on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. The second case is a 45-year-old Asian male who had undergone kidney transplantation 16 years ago for IgA glomerulonephritis and who developed mild, self-limiting epigastric pain. US showed a 4.3-cm-diameter lesion that was predominantly hypoechoic and was either compressing or arising from segment 2 of the liver. Computed tomography showed a well-circumscribed 4-cm-diameter mass that appeared to be arising from segments 2/3 of the liver and was adjacent to the anterior gastric wall. He underwent an uneventful laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy and discharged on post-operative day 3. Pathological examination of the resection specimen confirmed the lesion as a PLL in each case. Herein, we report two cases of PLL and review the literature regarding this uncommon disorder. |
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Marcos Vinicius Perini; Michael Anthony Fink; David Andrew Yeo; Carlos Alberto Carvalho; Carlos Floriano Morais; Robert McLaren Jones; Christopher Christophi |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-9-18 |
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Title: ANZ journal of surgery Volume: - ISSN: 1445-2197 ISO Abbreviation: ANZ J Surg Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
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Created Date: 2012-9-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101086634 Medline TA: ANZ J Surg Country: - |
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© 2012 The Authors. ANZ Journal of Surgery © 2012 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. |
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Department of Surgery, Austin Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Gastroclinica Cascavel, Cascavel, Parana, Brazil. |
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