Abstract

Case Report

Hepatic Angiomyolipoma Mimicking Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Another Rare Case Report

M Azzakhmam*, M Allaoui, R Elochi, A Elktaibi and M Oukabli

Published: 11 February, 2025 | Volume 9 - Issue 1 | Pages: 001-004

Epithelioid angiomyolipomas (AML) are uncommon mesenchymal neoplasms, belonging to the group of perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms (PECOMA). Hepatic PECOMA is even rarer. It’s difficult to diagnose in preoperative by imaging, especially when the fatty component is scant or absent. The gold standard for the diagnosis is histologic examination coupled with an immunohistochemical study. Positive HMB45 immunostaining of the myoid cells is a major diagnostic feature. Herein, we report a particular case of hepatic angiomyolipoma in a middle-aged woman with no significant medical past history. The preoperative diagnosis was difficult given the absence of specific clinical manifestations, even the radiologists considered high suspicion of hepatocellular carcinoma. The final diagnosis has been made by post-operative histology coupled with an immunohistochemistry study.

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Keywords:

Epithelioid angiomyolipoma; Immunohistochemistry; Liver

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