A Case of a Ruptured Sclerosing Liver Hemangioma
Hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors found in the liver, typically asymptomatic, solitary, and incidentally discovered. Although vascular in nature, they rarely bleed. We report a case of a 52-year-old woman with a previously stable hemangioma who presented to our hospital with signs and...
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| author | Haris Papafragkakis Martin Moehlen Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago Beatrice Madrazo Eddie Island Paul Martin |
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| description | Hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors found in the liver, typically asymptomatic, solitary, and incidentally discovered. Although vascular in nature, they rarely bleed. We report a case of a 52-year-old woman with a previously stable hemangioma who presented to our hospital with signs and symptoms indicative of spontaneous rupture. We review the literature, focusing on diagnosis and management of liver hemangiomas. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-20058d7771a3401d981d4e8683a3cb6a2025-02-03T01:10:05ZengWileyInternational Journal of Hepatology2090-34482090-34562011-01-01201110.4061/2011/942360942360A Case of a Ruptured Sclerosing Liver HemangiomaHaris Papafragkakis0Martin Moehlen1Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago2Beatrice Madrazo3Eddie Island4Paul Martin5Division of Hepatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1500 NW 12th Avenue, Suite 1101, Miami, FL 33136, USADivision of Hepatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1500 NW 12th Avenue, Suite 1101, Miami, FL 33136, USADepartment of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Holtz Building, Room 2042, Miami, FL 33136, USADepartment of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USAMiami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Highland Professional Building, 1801 NW 9th Avenue, 3rd Floor, Miami, FL 33136, USADivision of Hepatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1500 NW 12th Avenue, Suite 1101, Miami, FL 33136, USAHemangiomas are the most common benign tumors found in the liver, typically asymptomatic, solitary, and incidentally discovered. Although vascular in nature, they rarely bleed. We report a case of a 52-year-old woman with a previously stable hemangioma who presented to our hospital with signs and symptoms indicative of spontaneous rupture. We review the literature, focusing on diagnosis and management of liver hemangiomas.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/942360 |
| spellingShingle | Haris Papafragkakis Martin Moehlen Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago Beatrice Madrazo Eddie Island Paul Martin A Case of a Ruptured Sclerosing Liver Hemangioma International Journal of Hepatology |
| title | A Case of a Ruptured Sclerosing Liver Hemangioma |
| title_full | A Case of a Ruptured Sclerosing Liver Hemangioma |
| title_fullStr | A Case of a Ruptured Sclerosing Liver Hemangioma |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of a Ruptured Sclerosing Liver Hemangioma |
| title_short | A Case of a Ruptured Sclerosing Liver Hemangioma |
| title_sort | case of a ruptured sclerosing liver hemangioma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/942360 |
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