HEPATIC ANGIOMYOLIPOMA - RADIOLOGIC AND HISTOLOGIC-FINDINGS

Objectives: To describe a case of hepatic angiomyolipoma and to attemp t to develop a diagnostic and therapeutic strategy for these hepatic l esions, which are usually asymptomatic and discovered by accident. Pat ient: A 57-year-old asymptomatic woman hospitalized for evaluation of a hepatic lesion. Methods: Radiologic evaluation, including ultrasound tomography, tomographic scanning and nuclear magnetic resonance imagi ng. The diagnosis was confirmed by histology. Results: Hepatic angiomy olipoma was diagnosed. Conclusion: This case illustrates the problem o f benign hepatic tumour diagnosis, which has become increasingly frequ ent with the widespread use of ultrasound tomography. Histologic confi rmation of hepatic tumour diagnosis may no longer be necessary.