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Biliary cystadenoma of the liver *
Author(s) -
Kim Kyungsik,
Choi Jinsub,
Park Youngnyun,
Lee Woojung,
Kim Byongro
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of hepato‐biliary‐pancreatic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.63
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1868-6982
pISSN - 0944-1166
DOI - 10.1007/s005340050058
Subject(s) - medicine , cystadenocarcinoma , cystadenoma , cyst , lesion , resection , surgical resection , radiology , choledochal cysts , mucinous cystadenoma , surgery , pancreas , adenocarcinoma , cancer
Hepatobiliary cystadenoma is an uncommon lesion that is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Here we report a 34‐year‐old woman who presented with enlargement of a cyst that had been observed for the previous 6 months. Diagnostic imaging revealed a 7‐cm diameter cystic mass with irregular multiple septation in her liver. All laboratory test results were normal except for serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19–9 (62.5 U/ml). Because of the malignant potential and the history of enlargement, a complete surgical excision was performed. The patient was discharged after a good recovery; 2 months after surgery her serum CA19‐9 level had returned to normal (32.9 U/ml). Regardless of the diagnostic modalities used, cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma cannot be differentiated with accuracy. Therefore complete surgical resection is the recommended therapy.