Virarkar Mayur, Saleh Mohammed, Diab Radwan, Taggart Melissa, Bhargava Peeyush, Bhosale Priya
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. 2020 Mar 15;12(3):248-266. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i3.248.
Primary epithelioid hemangioendotheliomas of the liver (EHL) are rare tumors with a low incidence. The molecular background of EHL is still under investigation, with WWTR1-CAMPTA1 mutation may function as a tumor marker. Commonly, this tumor is misdiagnosed with angiosarcoma, cholangiocarcinomas, metastatic carcinoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma (sclerosing variant). Characteristic features on imaging modalities such as ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography/computed tomography guide in diagnosis and staging. The "halo sign" and the "lollipop sign" on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are described in the literature. Currently, there are no standardized guidelines for treating EHL with treatment options are broad including: chemotherapy, ablation, surgery and liver transplantation with inconsistent results.
肝脏原发性上皮样血管内皮瘤(EHL)是一种罕见的肿瘤,发病率较低。EHL的分子背景仍在研究中,WWTR1-CAMPTA1突变可能作为一种肿瘤标志物。通常,这种肿瘤会被误诊为血管肉瘤、胆管癌、转移性癌和肝细胞癌(硬化型)。超声、计算机断层扫描、磁共振成像和正电子发射断层扫描/计算机断层扫描等成像方式的特征有助于诊断和分期。计算机断层扫描和磁共振成像上的“晕征”和“棒棒糖征”在文献中有描述。目前,对于EHL的治疗尚无标准化指南,治疗选择广泛,包括化疗、消融、手术和肝移植,但结果并不一致。