Difference between revisions of "Hemangioma of the liver"

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==General==
==General==
*Benign.<ref name=pmid26361504>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Bajenaru | first1 = N. | last2 = Balaban | first2 = V. | last3 = Săvulescu | first3 = F. | last4 = Campeanu | first4 = I. | last5 = Patrascu | first5 = T. | title = Hepatic hemangioma -review. | journal = J Med Life | volume = 8 Spec Issue | issue =  | pages = 4-11 | month =  | year = 2015 | doi =  | PMID = 26361504 }}</ref>
*Benign.<ref name=pmid26361504>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Bajenaru | first1 = N. | last2 = Balaban | first2 = V. | last3 = Săvulescu | first3 = F. | last4 = Campeanu | first4 = I. | last5 = Patrascu | first5 = T. | title = Hepatic hemangioma -review. | journal = J Med Life | volume = 8 Spec Issue | issue =  | pages = 4-11 | month =  | year = 2015 | doi =  | PMID = 26361504 }}</ref>
*Usually an incidental finding (incidentaloma) and often asymptomatic.<ref name=pmid26361504/>
*Large lesions may present with upper abdominal pain.


Clinical:
*Do not grow in size - can be followed if small or medium size (<10 cm).<ref name=pmid26361504/>
==Gross==
*Variable size.
*Well circumscribed.


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