Biliary cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinomas are very rare neoplasms of the liver. The 15-year experience of the University of Ege Faculty of Medicine was retrospectively evaluated for this tumor type, which has particularities with respect to diagnosis and therapy. The clinical, histologic and surgical therapeutic features were retrospectively evaluated for 11 cases (9 female, 2 male) operated between 1989 and 2004. The mean age of the patients was 52 (range, 33-70). In six of 11 cases (56%) the initial diagnosis was hydatid cyst and three patients had undergone external drainage. All cases were totally excised. The mean tumor diameter was 8.3 cm. Differential diagnosis of this tumor group from the other cystic lesions of the liver is difficult in the initial diagnosis stage. They constitute an important disease process as they can be misinterpreted as hydatid cysts, which is an important health problem in our country, and because they have a high rate of recurrence unless they are totally resected.
Authors: Ömer ÜNALP, Deniz NART, Yeşim Ertan, Ahmet Çöker, Funda YILMAZ, Murat Kılıç, Murat Zeytunlu
Publish Year: 2005
