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Hepatic Hemangioma

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Hepatic Hemangioma, Liver Hemangioma, Hepatic Cavernous Hemangioma

  • See Also
  1. Liver Incidentaloma
  • Epidemiology
  1. Most common benign hepatic tumor
  • Signs
  1. Small, solitary lesion
  2. Uncommonly presents as large mass
  • Imaging
  1. MRI Abdomen
  2. CT Abdomen with IV contrast
    1. Peripheral Nodule enhancement on CT
  3. Angiography
  • Management
  1. No treatment needed in asymptomatic Liver Hemangiomas or those at low risk of rupture (<11 cm)
  2. Surgical resection for symptomatic tumors or those >11 cm
  • References
  1. Hitzeman (2014) Am Fam Physician 90(11): 784-9 [PubMed]