Rare giant hepatic angiomyolipoma with subcapsular rupture misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma： A case report

Zhiwei ZHANG; Feng LIU; Hezhao ZHANG; Qinying WANG; Zhiyong SHI

doi:10.12449/JCH250321

Volume 41 Issue 3

Mar. 2025

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Rare giant hepatic angiomyolipoma with subcapsular rupture misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma： A case report

DOI: 10.12449/JCH250321

Zhiwei ZHANG²,
Feng LIU³,
Hezhao ZHANG^{3, 4a},
Qinying WANG^4b,
Zhiyong SHI^{3, 4a
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1.
The First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University，Taiyuan 030000，China
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Department of Head and Neck Surgery，Shanxi Cancer Hospital，Shanxi Hospital Affiliated to Cancer Hospital，Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences，Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University，Taiyuan 030000，China
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Institute of Liver Disease，Shanxi Medical University，Taiyuan 030000，China
4a.
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan 030000，China
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Department of Infectious Diseases The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University，Taiyuan 030000，China

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The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Doctoral Fund Project (SYYYRC-2023016)

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Corresponding author: SHI Zhiyong， shizhiyong2015@163.com （ORCID： 0000-0001-8379-9847）
Received Date: 2024-09-29
Accepted Date: 2024-10-25
Published Date: 2025-03-25

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Hepatic angiomyolipoma （HAML） is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor frequently observed in middle-aged women. Due to the absence of prominent symptoms in the early stage and the lack of specific imaging findings， the diagnosis of this disease can be challenging， leading to a high rate of misdiagnosis. This article reports a case of giant HAML with subcapsular rupture that was misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma and introduces the characteristics of the case and its diagnosis and treatment process， in order to provide a reference for the diagnosis and treatment of this type of disease.
- Liver Neoplasms,
- Angiomyolipomas,
- Diagnostic Errors

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