Review Article

Primary Leiomyoma of the Liver: A Review of a Rare Tumour

Table 1

Clinical and pathologic features of the reviewed cases of primary leiomyoma of the liver.

CasesAgeSexClinical featuresSize (cm)LocationEBV statusMitosisImmunosuppressionNecrosisTxF/U (Mths)Outcome

Perini et al. [19]45MEpigastric pain4.3LLPositiveNrYesnrsectionectomy4ned
Davidoff et al. [18]5MIncidental15RLPositiveLowYesnrR trisegmentectomy10ned
Cheuk et al. [22]37MAbdominal discomfort3.5LLPositiveNrYesnrconservativenrnr
Prevot et al. [10]33MIncidental (autopsy)2RLPositiveNoneYesNoneno surgical tx0D
Sclabas et al. [20]30FEpigastric pain4.4, 0.6LLPositiveLowYesnrLL hepatectomy30ned
Luo et al. [2]48MRUQ pain4.9LLNegativeLowYesnrLL hepatectomy24ned
Raber et al. [23]46FIncidental2.8RLNrNoneYesnrconservative84ned
Doyle et al. [24]5FIncidental3LLNrLowYesYesLL segmentectomy8ned
Ha et al. [25]9MIncidental5.6LLNrNrYesYesLL hepatectomynrned
Yoon et al. [34]41FRUQ mass19RLNrNrNonenrRL hepatectomynrnr
Yanase et al. [6]59FLiver dysfunction13RLNrLowNoneNoneRL hepatectomy21ned
Beuzen et al. [5]36FRUQ pain5LLNrNoneNoneNoneBi segmentectomy108ned
Santos et al. [13]28FRUQ pain5.5RLNoneNoneNoneNonesegmentectomy36ned
Urizono et al. [8]71MIncidental3RLNrNoneNonenrcaudate lobectomynrned
Perini et al. [19]45FRUQ pain20RLNrNoneNoneYessegmentectomy72ned
Marin et al. [39]64FIncidental3RLNrNoneNonenrR hepatectomy12ned
Belli et al. [12]67FAbdominal mass30RLNrLowNonenrER hepatectomy48ned
Sousa et al. [36]61FDyspepsia9.5LLNrNoneNonenrLL hepatectomy16ned
Hollands et al. [11]17MEpigastric pain9LLNrNoneNonenrLL hepatectomy12ned
Kanazawa et al. [37]31MIncidental3.5LLNrNoneNonenrLL segmentectomynrnr
Reinertson et al. [1]32FRUQ pain10LLNrNoneNonenrLL hepatectomy24ned
kalil et al. [7]44FRUQ mass7RLNrNrNonenratypical resectionnrnr
Imasato et al. [9]61FIncidental4.5RLNrNrNonenrRL hepatectomynrnr
Hawkins et al. [4]66MAbdominal mass13LLNrLowNrnrLL hepatectomy48ned
Herzberg et al. [31]30FRUQ pain19RLNrNrNrnrR hepatectomynrnr
Ishak and Rabin [35]64MAbdominal massNrRLNrNrNrnrlaparotomynrnr
Demel [3]42FRUQ pain12RLNrNrNrnrlaparotomynrnr
Mesenas et al. [48]59MIncidental3.6RLNrNrNrnrsegmentectomynrnr
Rummeny et al. [33]46FRUQ painNrNrNrNrNrnrnrnrnr
Tan et al. [38]31FNrNrNrNrNoneNonenrhepatic resectionnrnr
Tan et al. [38]42MNrNrNrNrNoneNonenrhepatic resectionnrnr
Tan et al. [38]69MNrNrNrNrNoneNonenrhepatic resectionnrnr
Sadler et al. [21]36MAbdominal painNrLLNrLowYesNonehepatic resectionnrnr
Sadler et al. [21]36MAbdominal painNrLLNrNrYesnrconservativenrnr
Bartoli et al. [49]34FIncidentalNrRLNrNrNrnrRL hepatectomynrnr
Rios-Dalenz [32]87FRUQ painNrLLNrNrNrnrno surgical txnrnr

Nr: not reported; ned: no evidence of disease.