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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2009; 15(15): 1906-1909
Published online Apr 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1906
Published online Apr 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1906
Giant hepatobiliary cystadenoma in a male with obvious convex papillate
Zhao-Wei Qu, Qiang He, Ren Lang, Fei Pan, Zhong-Kui Jin, Qin-Song Sheng, Dong Zhang, Xiao-Sheng Zhang, Da-Zhi Chen, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatospleenic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
Author contributions: Chen DZ and Qu ZW contributed equally to this work; Chen DZ, He Q, Lang R, and Pan F performed the operation; Jin ZK, Sheng QS, Zhang D and Zhang XS assisted in the reference research; Qu ZW wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Da-Zhi Chen, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatospleenic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China. chen-dazhi@hotmail.com
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Received: February 8, 2009
Revised: March 18, 2009
Accepted: March 25, 2009
Published online: April 21, 2009
Revised: March 18, 2009
Accepted: March 25, 2009
Published online: April 21, 2009
Abstract
Hepatobiliary cystadenoma is an uncommon lesion that is most often found in middle-aged women and difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Here, we report a case of giant hepatobiliary cystadenoma in a male patient with obvious convex papillate. On the basis of imaging examinations, the patient was diagnosed as hepatobiliary cystadenoma prior to operation. Left hepatectomy was performed and the patient was symptom-free during a 6-mo follow-up period, suggesting that imaging examination is the major diagnostic method of hepatobiliary cystadenoma, and operation is its best treatment modality.