Koga F, Tanaka H, Takamatsu S, Baba S, Takihara H, Hasegawa A, Yanagihara E, Inoue T, Nakano T, Ueda C, Ono W. A case of very large intrahepatic bile duct adenoma followed for 7 years. World J Clin Oncol 2012; 3(4): 63-66 [PMID: 22574289 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v3.i4.63]
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Hiroto Tanaka, MD, PhD, The Department of Gastroenterology, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, 4-27-1 Kamoricho, Kishiwada City 596-8522, Japan. h-tana@yf6.so-net.ne.jp
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Futa Koga, Hiroto Tanaka, Seigo Takamatsu, Shinnichi Baba, Hiroshi Takihara, Akioko Hasegawa, Eri Yanagihara, Taro Inoue, Toshihiro Nakano, Chie Ueda, Wataru Ono, The Department of Gastroenterology, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Kishiwada City 596-8522, Japan
Author contributions: Main clinical care was done by Koga F and Ono W and other authors assisted them; Koga F and Tanaka H wrote this manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hiroto Tanaka, MD, PhD, The Department of Gastroenterology, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, 4-27-1 Kamoricho, Kishiwada City 596-8522, Japan. h-tana@yf6.so-net.ne.jp
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Received: September 13, 2011 Revised: February 2, 2012 Accepted: March 12, 2012 Published online: April 12, 2012
Abstract
A 70-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to abnormal liver function. A tumor of 92 mm × 61 mm was detected on ultrasound screening of the left liver lobe. Although the tumor was suspected to be intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma, he had chronic heart disease and was unable to undergo surgery. Therefore, he was followed without further testing. No increase in tumor serum markers or tumor size was observed for the subsequent 7 years. We continued to suspect intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma, and we decided to perform a tumor biopsy. Tumor biopsy findings indicated intrahepatic bile duct adenoma (BDA), which is a rare benign epithelial liver tumor typically ranging from 1 mm to 20 mm. We herein report a case of very large BDA followed for 7 years.
