Open AccessHemorrhagic hemangioma in the liver: A case report
Author(s) -
JeongMin Kim,
Woo Jin Chung,
Byoung Kuk Jang,
Jae Seok Hwang,
Yong Hoon Kim,
Jung Hyeok Kwon,
Mi Sun Choi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i23.7326
Subject(s) - medicine , hemangioma , epigastric pain , liver hemangioma , surgery , abdominal pain , radiology , hepatic tumor , liver tumor , benign tumor , hepatocellular carcinoma , pathology , vomiting
Hemangioma is the most common type of benign tumor that arises in the liver. Although rupture and hemorrhage of hepatic hemangioma are rare complications, they can be the cause of mortality. The authors report a case of hemorrhagic hepatic hemangioma: in a 54-year-old woman who was admitted with epigastric pain. She had taken oral contraceptives several weeks prior. The results of a blood examination were normal. An abdominal computed tomography scan revealed a tumor in hepatic segment 4, and a hemorrhage inside the cystic mass was suspected. The mass was removed laparoscopically to confirm the tumor properties and control the hemorrhage. The pathologic findings of the resected mass were consistent with hepatic hemangioma with intratumoral hemorrhage. The patient was discharged 8 d after the surgery, without further complications or complaints, and the patient's condition was found to have improved during follow-up.