An unusually large liver lipoma

Med Glas (Zenica). 2012 Aug;9(2):411-4.

Abstract

Liver lipoma is an extremely rare tumor. Its nature and behavior is not well known since available information is based mostly on individual case reports. This report presents a case of liver lipoma mimicking malignant liver tumor. The patient was 72-year female with 5-year history of right upper abdominal quadrant pain. Diagnostic work-up revealed a large liver tumor mass, suspicious of malignancy. However, patohistological analysis found it to be lipoma. Because of extremely low incidence of liver lipoma, especially large ones, appropriate diagnostic work-up is very important for its differentiation from malignant tumors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / diagnosis*
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed