Lehmann F S, Beglinger C, Schnabel K, Terracciano L
Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland.
J Hepatol. 1999 May;30(5):951-4. doi: 10.1016/s0168-8278(99)80152-4.
Diffuse liver hemangiomatosis is extremely rare. The etiology and natural history of the disease are unknown. It is also unclear whether tumor growth is induced or modulated by drug therapy. Tumor recurrence after ablative therapy has not been described in patients with diffuse liver hemangiomatosis. Diffuse hemangiomatosis of the left hepatic lobe was suspected in a 35-year-old woman by ultrasonography, CT and hepatic arteriography, and confirmed by laparotomy and biopsies. The patient denied any drug or estrogen use. The tumor was removed by left hepatectomy. Two and six years later, the patient was again hospitalized with progressive tumor growth into the right hepatic lobe. Although diffuse liver hemangiomatosis is a rare disease, its diagnosis should be considered in patients with progressive tumor growth in one or both hepatic lobes. The absence of drug intake or estrogen use does not exclude the diagnosis.
弥漫性肝血管瘤病极为罕见。该病的病因及自然病史尚不清楚。药物治疗是否会诱发或调节肿瘤生长也不明确。弥漫性肝血管瘤病患者接受消融治疗后的肿瘤复发情况尚未见报道。一名35岁女性经超声、CT及肝动脉造影检查怀疑左肝叶弥漫性血管瘤病,经剖腹手术及活检得以确诊。患者否认使用过任何药物或雌激素。通过左肝切除术切除肿瘤。两年及六年后,患者因肿瘤逐渐生长至右肝叶再次住院。尽管弥漫性肝血管瘤病是一种罕见疾病,但对于一个或两个肝叶肿瘤进行性生长的患者应考虑该病的诊断。未服用药物或未使用雌激素并不能排除该诊断。