Laxman Khadka, Prajjwol Luitel, Sujan Paudel, Nischal Neupane, Laligen Awale, Abhishek Bhattarai
INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Hepatic angiomyolipoma (HAML) is a rare liver tumor composed of blood vessels, smooth muscle, and fat cells. HAML occurs across a wide age range, with symptoms including abdominal discomfort, bloating, and weight loss. Diagnosis is challenging due to varied imaging appearances, but histopathological examination supplemented by immunohistochemical analysis, particularly using HMB-45, is definitive. CASE PRESENTATION: A 33-year-old man presented with a two-year history of right upper quadrant abdominal pain, occasionally relieved with analgesics but worsening over the past month and a half...
March 11, 2024: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports