Open AccessCongenital hepatic haemangioma leading to multiple organ failure in a neonate
Author(s) -
Sarah Aouni,
Vinciane Vlieghe,
Valérie Segers,
Catherine Christophe
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20150399
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , liver failure , angioma , pathology , surgery , vascular disease
We report a case of a premature male newborn who died from multiple organ failure due to a large congenital hepatic haemangioma that was diagnosed by imaging. Congenital haemangioma is a vascular tumour. The liver is the second organ involved after the skin. This tumour can be asymptomatic but can also lead to death.