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Liver Tumor I: Benign Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions

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Compared to malignant tumors, benign tumors of the liver are encountered rarely in daily practice, although their true incidence is probably not low [1]. This is because they are either asymptomatic and not discovered or they are not biopsied and left unresected. However, ultrasonographic imaging often may show benign tumors in the liver. Some of these tumors are true neoplasms, while others are tumor-like masses (Table 16.1) [2].

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Abbreviations

AFP:

Alpha-fetoprotein

AML:

Angiomyolipoma

BDA:

Bile duct adenoma

CEA:

Carcinoembryonic antigen

c-myc:

Cancer-myelocytomatosis

ELISA:

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

FNH:

Focal nodular hyperplasia

HCA:

Hepatocellular adenoma

HCC:

Hepatocellular carcinoma

HMB45:

Human melanoma black 45

HNF-1:

Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1

IL6ST:

Interleukin 6 signal transducer

IPN:

Intraductal papillary neoplasm

IPT:

Inflammatory pseudotumor

L-FABP:

Liver fatty acid binding protein

LMS:

Larva migrans syndrome

MCN:

Mucinous cystic neoplasm

p53:

53-kilodalton protein

PECOMA:

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors

PIVKA2:

Protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-2

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Tsui, W.M.S., Mori, T., Iwai, M. (2019). Liver Tumor I: Benign Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions. In: Hashimoto, E., Kwo, P., Suriawinata, A., Tsui, W., Iwai, M. (eds) Diagnosis of Liver Disease. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6806-6_16

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