Copyright
©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2009; 15(23): 2930-2932
Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2930
Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2930
A case of hepatic angiomyolipoma difficult to distinguish from hepatocellular carcinoma
Masahiro Takahara, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Daisuke Kawai, Eisuke Kaji, Tatsuya Toyokawa, Morihito Nakatsu, Masaharu Ando, Mamoru Hirohata, Department of Internal Medicine, Mitoyo General Hospital, Kagawa 769-1695, Japan
Yasuhiro Miyake, Department of Molecular Hepatology and Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Author contributions: Takahara M and Miyake Y wrote the paper; Matsumoto K, Kawai D, Kaji E, Toyokawa T, Nakatsu M and Ando M performed the patient’s care; Hirohata M supervised and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Yasuhiro Miyake, MD, Department of Molecular Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. miyakeyasuhiro@hotmail.com
Telephone: +81-86-2357219
Fax: +81-86-2255991
Received: March 11, 2009
Revised: May 23, 2009
Accepted: May 30, 2009
Published online: June 21, 2009
Revised: May 23, 2009
Accepted: May 30, 2009
Published online: June 21, 2009
Core Tip