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Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a rare and potentially severe but treatable tumor: A report of three cases and review of the literature

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    • Wentao Liu
    • Zihui Meng
    • Hongyu Liu
    • Wei Li
    • Qiong Wu
    • Xuewen Zhang
    • Changyong E
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    Affiliations: Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, China‑Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, China‑Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, P.R. China
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       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4443
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Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma (EAML) is a rare type of hepatic tumor. Due to a lack of adequate understanding about this tumor, hepatic EAML is often misdiagnosed as other diseases with similar clinical characteristics such as hepatic cancer. In the present study, 3 cases of hepatic EAML are reported, and the main clinicopathological features of this disease are presented, based on a literature search that included articles published in English between February 2000 and September 2014. A total of 24 hepatic EAML cases were considered, of which, 17 were females and 4 presented multiple liver lesions. Among the patients with single lesions, 2 underwent surgery and relapsed after 5 months and 9 years, respectively. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for human melanoma black-45 in the present 3 cases. The aim of the present study was to focus the attention of clinicians on this type of hepatic tumor in order to improve its diagnosis and treatment.
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Liu W, Meng Z, Liu H, Li W, Wu Q, Zhang X and E C: Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a rare and potentially severe but treatable tumor: A report of three cases and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 11: 3669-3675, 2016.
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Liu, W., Meng, Z., Liu, H., Li, W., Wu, Q., Zhang, X., & E, C. (2016). Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a rare and potentially severe but treatable tumor: A report of three cases and review of the literature. Oncology Letters, 11, 3669-3675. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4443
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Liu, W., Meng, Z., Liu, H., Li, W., Wu, Q., Zhang, X., E, C."Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a rare and potentially severe but treatable tumor: A report of three cases and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 11.6 (2016): 3669-3675.
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Liu, W., Meng, Z., Liu, H., Li, W., Wu, Q., Zhang, X., E, C."Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a rare and potentially severe but treatable tumor: A report of three cases and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 11, no. 6 (2016): 3669-3675. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4443
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Liu W, Meng Z, Liu H, Li W, Wu Q, Zhang X and E C: Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a rare and potentially severe but treatable tumor: A report of three cases and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 11: 3669-3675, 2016.
APA
Liu, W., Meng, Z., Liu, H., Li, W., Wu, Q., Zhang, X., & E, C. (2016). Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a rare and potentially severe but treatable tumor: A report of three cases and review of the literature. Oncology Letters, 11, 3669-3675. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4443
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Liu, W., Meng, Z., Liu, H., Li, W., Wu, Q., Zhang, X., E, C."Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a rare and potentially severe but treatable tumor: A report of three cases and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 11.6 (2016): 3669-3675.
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Liu, W., Meng, Z., Liu, H., Li, W., Wu, Q., Zhang, X., E, C."Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a rare and potentially severe but treatable tumor: A report of three cases and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 11, no. 6 (2016): 3669-3675. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4443
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