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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2021; 27(19): 2299-2311
Published online May 21, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i19.2299
Table 3 Reported cases of hepatic angiomyolipoma with aggressive behavior
Ref.
Sex
Age, yr
Size
Types
Treatment
Duration of follow-up
Outcome
Croquet et al[9] 2000F1619 cm × 12 cm × 8 cmEpithelioidSR6 yrRecurrence in the liver, associated with renal angiomyolipoma
Dalle et al[10] 2000F7015 cmEpithelioidSR5 moRecurrence in the liver with a lesion measuring 15 cm and presence of multiple metastases in the liver
Flemming et al[11] 2000F512 nodules: 0.5 cm and 15 cmEpithelioidSR3 yrRecurrence in the right hepatic lobe and presence of multiple metastases
McKinney et al[12] 2005F1411 cm × 7 cm × 8 cmNSSR, interferon α1 yrRecurrence with a hepatic lesion measuring 9 cm × 6 cm × 14 cm, appearance of lymph nodes and hepatic metastases. Death after disease progression
Parfitt et al[13] 2007F6014 cm × 11 cmEpithelioidSR9 yrRecurrence in the liver and appearance of metastases in the trapezius muscle, the left lung and the tail of the pancreas
Yang et al[14] 2007F3713 cm × 9 cm × 9 cmClassicSR14 moRecurrence in the right hepatic lobe 6 months after SR, appearance of pulmonary metastases 11 mo after SR and death occurred at 14 mo
Deng et al[15] 2008M3018 cm × 14 cmClassicSR, Chemotherapy3 yr and 4 moRecurrence with a hepatic lesion measuring 11 cm and metastases in pancreatic tail and portal vein thrombosis 3 yr after SR. Chemotherapy was initiated but 4 mo later pulmonary metastases appeared. Death occurred after disease progression
Nguyen et al[16] 2008F4311 cm × 7.5 cm × 7.5 cmClassicSR6 moRecurrence in the liver 6 mo after SR, together with metastases in the peritoneum, omentum, stomach and spleen. Death after disease progression
Xu et al[17] 2009F332 nodules: 1 cm and 6 cmEpithelioidSR1 yrRecurrence in the left hepatic lobe
Zeng et al[18] 2010NSNS6 cmNSSR9 yrRecurrence in the right hepatic lobe with a lesion measuring 6 cm
Butte et al[19] 2011F;M54; 41NS; 9 cmNS; EpithelioidSR; SR53 mo; 41 moRecurrence in the liver 53 mo after SR; Occurrence of pulmonary and retroperitoneal metastases 41 mo after SR
Hu et al[20] 2011FNSNSNSSR14 moAppearance of local and distant metastases 6 mo after SR. Death occurred 14 mo after SR
Ding et al[8] 2011F318 cm × 8 cmNSSR7 yrRecurrence in the right hepatic lobe 6 yr after SR and death occurred one year later
Wang et al[21] 2015F377 cm × 9 cmClassicSR3 yrRecurrence of two hepatic nodules in the right lobe (13 cm × 12 cm and 2.3 cm × 1.8 cm) 3 yr after SR. Arterial chemoembolization was performed, followed by liver transplantation
Fukuda et al[22] 2016M586.3 cmEpithelioidSR9 yrMetastases occurred in the right lung 7 yr after SR and were treated by pneumonectomy. No recurrence was observed after 2 yr of follow-up
Marcuzzi et al[23] 2018F473.8 cm × 4.6 cm × 4.7 cm+ 2 hepatic lesions measuring 6 mm and 5 mmEpithelioidSR8 yr and 8 moCT scan was performed 6 yr and 4 mo after the initial presentation: the hepatic lesion had grown in size to an estimated 10.9 cm × 9.7 cm × 11.2 cm and the adjacent lesions had grown to 1.9 cm and 2.4 cm with a new lesion on the kidney of 4.6 cm × 5.1 cm. 16 mo later, MRI showed an increase in size of the hepatic lesion (12 cm × 11 cm), and kidney lesion (6.2 cm × 5.6 cm). SR performed 2 mo later. 6 mo after SR, recurrence in the resection line and in the hepatic segment II
Yan et al[24] 2018NSNS15 cmEpithelioidSR9 yrRecurrence in the liver 9 yr after SR with invasion of the inferior vena cava and diaphragm, and appearance of pulmonary metastases