Hepatic angiomyolipoma: report of changing size and internal composition on follow-up examination in two cases

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1999 Mar-Apr;23(2):310-3. doi: 10.1097/00004728-199903000-00025.

Abstract

We present two cases of hepatic angiomyolipoma in which the size and internal composition of the tumor changed during the course of follow-up study. The tissue elements composing the tumor are thought to grow or regress independently during the disease's clinical course. Radiologists should be aware that hepatic angiomyolipoma can change in size and internal composition during its natural course.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiomyolipoma / diagnosis*
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography