A case of hepatic sclerosed hemangioma recognized as a metastatic tumor

Abstract

We report a rare case of hepatic sclerosed hemangioma recognized as a metastatic tumor in a patient with a history of gastric cancer. An 85-year-old male was followed up in our hospital after gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging after nine months showed a tumor measuring 1.5 cm in diameter in segment 7 of the liver, and the lesion was recognized as a metastatic tumor. Following systemic chemotherapy, the tumor shrank. Chemotherapy was considered effective; however, only partial hepatectomy was performed because no other metastatic lesions were observed, and the patient became intolerant to chemotherapy. In the resected specimen, histopathological findings suggested hepatic sclerosed hemangioma.