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Peliosis Hepatis Mimicking Malignant Hypervascular Tumors
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 6/2017
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Background
Peliosis hepatis is an uncommon vascular condition characterized by multiple, randomly distributed, blood-filled, and cyst-like cavities throughout the liver. The unique clinical nature consisting of an asymptomatic, benign, and incidental finding sometimes conceals itself even until autopsy. However, the exact pathomechanism remains as yet unproven.
Method
We encountered the patient with multiple hypervascular masses in the whole liver and investigated the clinicopathological features underlying this condition.
Results
Detailed herein is a case of peliosis hepatis on the basis of our findings. Our patient illustrated a lethal instance which mimicked a malignancy although it is usually an indolent finding.
Conclusion
Peliosis hepatis should always be borne in mind as a differential diagnosis of atypical hypervascular hepatic lesion, especially in patients with clinical conditions described in the text.