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- Title
Giant Right Hepatic Hemangioma
- Authors
Chang, Chun-Ming; Wei, Chang-Kuo; Lin, Shih-Pin; Hsu, Da-Wen; Lin, Chun-Hung
- Abstract
Abstract: Hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors of the liver. Most of them remain stable. However, when a hemangioma continues to grow, it may become symptomatic. We describe a 40-year-old woman who initially presented with a hemangioma approximately 3 cm in diameter in the right lobe of the liver. Eight years after the initial presentation, the hemangioma had grown to 11 × 8 cm with the symptom of abdominal pain. She was managed with conservative treatment at another hospital. However, the symptoms and tumor bothered her physically and psychologically for 1 year. Surgical resection was performed to relieve her symptoms. The huge tumor was compressing the inferior vena cava and was very close to the middle hepatic vein, which made the operation difficult. The postoperative course was uneventful. We suggest early surgical resection for symptomatic giant hepatic hemangiomas. We also review reports in the literature about the treatment of symptomatic hepatic hemangiomas, including surgery, transcatheter arterial embolization and radiofrequency ablation. [Tzu Chi Med J 2008;20(1):70–72]
- Subjects
HEMANGIOMAS; LIVER tumors; DISEASES in women; ABDOMINAL pain; SURGICAL excision; VENA cava inferior; THERAPEUTIC embolization; POSTOPERATIVE period
- Publication
Tzu Chi Medical Journal, 2008, Vol 20, Issue 1, p70
- ISSN
1016-3190
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60012-9