Giant Liver Hemangiomas: A Plea for Early Surgical Referral and Resection
Hepatic hemangiomas are the most common benign hepatic tumor. Current guidelines recommend surveillance imaging and reserving surgical intervention for symptomatic patients with giant liver hemangiomas (>5 cm). We present the case of a patient with a rapidly enlarging giant hepatic hemangioma ini...
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| description | Hepatic hemangiomas are the most common benign hepatic tumor. Current guidelines recommend surveillance imaging and reserving surgical intervention for symptomatic patients with giant liver hemangiomas (>5 cm). We present the case of a patient with a rapidly enlarging giant hepatic hemangioma initially managed by surveillance. During her observation period, she developed weight loss, constipation, and pancytopenia concerning for Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome. Resection of the hemangioma was complicated by its large size (28.0×18.0×11.4 cm). Patients with rapidly growing giant liver hemangiomas, even when asymptomatic, should be promptly referred to specialized surgical centers for evaluation and management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3616d8df42434dddb46b68158b981aa82025-08-20T02:08:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192020-01-01202010.1155/2020/59237875923787Giant Liver Hemangiomas: A Plea for Early Surgical Referral and ResectionAlvin Chang0Brianna Ruch1Aamir Khan2Marlon Levy3Amit Sharma4School of Medicine and Hume-Lee Transplant Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USASchool of Medicine and Hume-Lee Transplant Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USASchool of Medicine and Hume-Lee Transplant Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USASchool of Medicine and Hume-Lee Transplant Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USASchool of Medicine and Hume-Lee Transplant Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USAHepatic hemangiomas are the most common benign hepatic tumor. Current guidelines recommend surveillance imaging and reserving surgical intervention for symptomatic patients with giant liver hemangiomas (>5 cm). We present the case of a patient with a rapidly enlarging giant hepatic hemangioma initially managed by surveillance. During her observation period, she developed weight loss, constipation, and pancytopenia concerning for Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome. Resection of the hemangioma was complicated by its large size (28.0×18.0×11.4 cm). Patients with rapidly growing giant liver hemangiomas, even when asymptomatic, should be promptly referred to specialized surgical centers for evaluation and management.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5923787 |
| spellingShingle | Alvin Chang Brianna Ruch Aamir Khan Marlon Levy Amit Sharma Giant Liver Hemangiomas: A Plea for Early Surgical Referral and Resection Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Giant Liver Hemangiomas: A Plea for Early Surgical Referral and Resection |
| title_full | Giant Liver Hemangiomas: A Plea for Early Surgical Referral and Resection |
| title_fullStr | Giant Liver Hemangiomas: A Plea for Early Surgical Referral and Resection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant Liver Hemangiomas: A Plea for Early Surgical Referral and Resection |
| title_short | Giant Liver Hemangiomas: A Plea for Early Surgical Referral and Resection |
| title_sort | giant liver hemangiomas a plea for early surgical referral and resection |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5923787 |
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