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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Landolsi, Sana
• Ridène, Imène

Titel

Giant hepatic hemangioma: a challenging diagnosis

Ist Teil von

• The Pan African medical journal, 2021, Vol.38 (354), p.354-354

Ort / Verlag

Kampala: African Field Epidemiology Network

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A 50-year-old man without medical history, complained about effort dyspnea with enlargement of the abdomen. Physical examination showed an enlarged liver reaching the right and the left iliac fossa with a collateral venous circulation. Biological exams were within normal ranges. Hepatitis B and C serologies were negative. Abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an enlarged liver with a 36 cm in diameter. Multiple bilateral liver masses heterogenous with an enhancement after contrast intravenous injection were shown. The largest one was located in the left liver with 26 cm in diameter. A dense collateral venous circulation existed. A diagnostic percutaneous biopsy was made. Histopathological exam concluded to giant cavernous cavernoma. Since the surgery was risky especially hemorrhage, a percutaneous embolization for the largest mass was indicated.