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Adult hepatic cavernous hemangioma with highly elevated α-fetoprotein: A case report and review of the literature

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    • Huan‑Yu Wang
    • Liang Zhang
    • Jian Wu
    • Zi‑Jian Zhang
    • Bao‑Gang Peng
    • Li‑Jian Liang
    • Qi Zhou

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    Affiliations: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China, Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology Department, Cancer Center, Sun Yat‑Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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A 47‑year‑old male presented with a six‑month history of fatigue and a four‑month history of alanine and aspartate aminopherase elevation. Laboratory examination revealed that the serum α‑fetoprotein (AFP) level was 371.51 µg/l (normal range, 0‑20 µg/l), and a computed tomography scan revealed a hypodense lesion in the left hepatic lobe. During laparotomy, a dark red‑colored soft tumor (1.5x1.7 cm in diameter) was found in segment eight of the liver. Intra‑operative pathology and post‑operative histopathology examinations revealed that the tumor was a hepatic cavernous hemangioma. The serum AFP level was decreased to 24.45 µg/l by the second post‑operative week. The literature was searched and only three similar cases were found. A brief review of this rare disease entity was produced, which attempted to explain this appearance reasonably.
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Wang HY, Zhang L, Wu J, Zhang ZJ, Peng BG, Liang LJ and Zhou Q: Adult hepatic cavernous hemangioma with highly elevated α-fetoprotein: A case report and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 9: 637-640, 2015.
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Wang, H., Zhang, L., Wu, J., Zhang, Z., Peng, B., Liang, L., & Zhou, Q. (2015). Adult hepatic cavernous hemangioma with highly elevated α-fetoprotein: A case report and review of the literature. Oncology Letters, 9, 637-640. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2769
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Wang, H., Zhang, L., Wu, J., Zhang, Z., Peng, B., Liang, L., Zhou, Q."Adult hepatic cavernous hemangioma with highly elevated α-fetoprotein: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 9.2 (2015): 637-640.
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Wang, H., Zhang, L., Wu, J., Zhang, Z., Peng, B., Liang, L., Zhou, Q."Adult hepatic cavernous hemangioma with highly elevated α-fetoprotein: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 9, no. 2 (2015): 637-640. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2769
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Wang HY, Zhang L, Wu J, Zhang ZJ, Peng BG, Liang LJ and Zhou Q: Adult hepatic cavernous hemangioma with highly elevated α-fetoprotein: A case report and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 9: 637-640, 2015.
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Wang, H., Zhang, L., Wu, J., Zhang, Z., Peng, B., Liang, L., & Zhou, Q. (2015). Adult hepatic cavernous hemangioma with highly elevated α-fetoprotein: A case report and review of the literature. Oncology Letters, 9, 637-640. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2769
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Wang, H., Zhang, L., Wu, J., Zhang, Z., Peng, B., Liang, L., Zhou, Q."Adult hepatic cavernous hemangioma with highly elevated α-fetoprotein: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 9.2 (2015): 637-640.
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Wang, H., Zhang, L., Wu, J., Zhang, Z., Peng, B., Liang, L., Zhou, Q."Adult hepatic cavernous hemangioma with highly elevated α-fetoprotein: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 9, no. 2 (2015): 637-640. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2769
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