[Hepatic cystadenocarcinoma: presentation of a clinical case and review of the literature]

The finding of a case of cystadenocarcinoma supplies the opportunity for a reviewing of the literature concerning this rare liver neoplasm. From a diagnostical standpoint, the instrumental tests result non-specific. Only the needle-biopsy of papillary formations set forth through the echography within hepatic formations of cystic type is able to supply diagnoses of cystadenocarcinoma. Yet, the procedure is not exempt from risks. Decisive may be the peroperative histologic testing on fragments of the cyst wall. In consideration of the better prognosis of cystadenocarcinoma in respect of hepatocarcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma, and the risk of relapse, the election surgical treatment should be represented by hepatectomy.