Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2019; 7(23): 4111-4118
Published online Dec 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i23.4111
Radiological aspects of giant hepatocellular adenoma of the left liver: A case report
Li-Ping Zheng, Chun-Dong Hu, Jing Wang, Xu-Jian Chen, Yi-Yu Shen
Li-Ping Zheng, Chun-Dong Hu, Jing Wang, Xu-Jian Chen, Yi-Yu Shen, Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zheng LP and Shen YY designed the case report; Zheng LP, Hu CD, and Wang J collected the clinical data of the patient; Chen XJ analyzed the data; Zheng LP wrote the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Yi-Yu Shen, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, 1518 Huancheng North Road, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang Province, China. drzlping@126.com
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Received: September 27, 2019
Peer-review started: September 27, 2019
First decision: October 24, 2019
Revised: November 16, 2019
Accepted: November 20, 2019
Article in press: November 20, 2019
Published online: December 6, 2019
Core Tip

Core tip: Hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) is not easily identifiable due to its rarity and atypical presentations. Herein, we provide a successful example of a preoperative diagnosis of a giant HCA in a young woman that was found by physical examination. Our case emphasizes that the visualization of the subcapsular feeding arteries in the arterial phase, the conspicuous capsule on T1-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images, and the markedly enhanced capsule on the delayed-phase MR images can be the important characteristics for the preoperative diagnosis of HCA.