eMedicine Specialties > Gastroenterology > Liver
Hemangiomas, Hepatic: Follow-up
Updated: Dec 22, 2008
Follow-up
Further Inpatient Care
- No inpatient care is required for routine follow-up. Hospitalization is limited to the time when surgery is planned as a treatment option.
Further Outpatient Care
- See Medical Care.
Inpatient & Outpatient Medications
- No medical therapy is indicated.
Complications
- Rupture with resultant hemoperitoneum
- Intratumoral bleeding
- Compression of bile ducts and nearby arteries and veins
- Gastric compression
- Hemobilia
- High-output congestive heart failure
Prognosis
- Overall, a patient with a hepatic hemangioma has an excellent prognosis. Malignant transformation has not been described.
Miscellaneous
Medicolegal Pitfalls
- Missing the liver lesion
- Mislabeling as another benign or malignant liver tumor
- Failure to follow up
Special Concerns
- A hepatic hemangioma is known to enlarge during pregnancy, increasing the risk of rupture.
More on Hemangiomas, Hepatic |
| Overview: Hemangiomas, Hepatic |
| Differential Diagnoses & Workup: Hemangiomas, Hepatic |
| Treatment & Medication: Hemangiomas, Hepatic |
Follow-up: Hemangiomas, Hepatic |
| References |
| « Previous Page |
References
Moser C, Hany A, Spiegel R. [Familial giant hemangiomas of the liver. Study of a family and review of the literature]. Praxis (Bern 1994). Apr 1 1998;87(14):461-8. [Medline].
Takahashi T, Kuwao S, Katagiri H, et al. Multiple liver hemangiomas enlargement during long-term steroid therapy for myasthenia gravis. Dig Dis Sci. Jul 1998;43(7):1553-61. [Medline].
Giannitrapani L, Soresi M, La Spada E, et al. Sex hormones and risk of liver tumor. Ann N Y Acad Sci. Nov 2006;1089:228-36. [Medline].
Glinkova V, Shevah O, Boaz M, et al. Hepatic haemangiomas: possible association with female sex hormones. Gut. Sep 2004;53(9):1352-5. [Medline].
Spitzer D, Krainz R, Graf AH, et al. Pregnancy after ovarian stimulation and intrauterine insemination in a woman with cavernous macrohemangioma of the liver. A case report. J Reprod Med. Dec 1997;42(12):809-12. [Medline].
Dreyfus M, Baldauf JJ, Dadoun K, et al. Prenatal diagnosis of hepatic hemangioma. Fetal Diagn Ther. Jan-Feb 1996;11(1):57-60. [Medline].
Suzuki T, Tsuchiya N, Ito K. Multiple cavernous hemangiomas of the liver in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol. Apr 1997;24(4):810-1. [Medline].
Goodman Z. Benign tumors of the liver. In: Okuda K, Ishak KG. Neoplasms of the liver. Tokyo: Springer-Verlag; 1987:105-125.
Mikami T, Hirata K, Oikawa I, et al. Hemobilia caused by a giant benign hemangioma of the liver: report of a case. Surg Today. 1998;28(9):948-52. [Medline].
Lee CW, Chung YH, Lee GC, et al. A case of giant hemangioma of the liver presenting with fever of unknown origin. J Korean Med Sci. Apr 1994;9(2):200-4. [Medline].
Pol B, Disdier P, Le Treut YP, et al. Inflammatory process complicating giant hemangioma of the liver: report of three cases. Liver Transpl Surg. May 1998;4(3):204-7. [Medline].
Huang SA, Tu HM, Harney JW, et al. Severe hypothyroidism caused by type 3 iodothyronine deiodinase in infantile hemangiomas. N Engl J Med. Jul 20 2000;343(3):185-9. [Medline].
Lorette G, Georgesco G, Sirinelli D, et al. [Cutaneous immature hemangioma and hepatic angioma: there is no frequent association]. Ann Dermatol Venereol. 1996;123(12):789-90. [Medline].
Brannigan M, Burns PN, Wilson SR. Blood flow patterns in focal liver lesions at microbubble-enhanced US. Radiographics. Jul-Aug 2004;24(4):921-35. [Medline].
Dietrich CF, Mertens JC, Braden B, et al. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of histologically proven liver hemangiomas. Hepatology. May 2007;45(5):1139-45. [Medline].
von Herbay A, Vogt C, Willers R, et al. Real-time imaging with the sonographic contrast agent SonoVue: differentiation between benign and malignant hepatic lesions. J Ultrasound Med. Dec 2004;23(12):1557-68. [Medline].
Farges O, Daradkeh S, Bismuth H. Cavernous hemangiomas of the liver: are there any indications for resection?. World J Surg. Jan-Feb 1995;19(1):19-24. [Medline].
Obata S, Matsunaga N, Hayashi K, et al. Fluid-fluid levels in giant cavernous hemangioma of the liver: CT and MRI demonstration. Abdom Imaging. Nov-Dec 1998;23(6):600-2. [Medline].
Kinnard MF, Alavi A, Rubin RA, et al. Nuclear imaging of solid hepatic masses. Semin Roentgenol. Oct 1995;30(4):375-95. [Medline].
Krause T, Hauenstein K, Studier-Fischer B, et al. Improved evaluation of technetium-99m-red blood cell SPECT in hemangioma of the liver. J Nucl Med. Mar 1993;34(3):375-80. [Medline].
Tsai CC, Yen TC, Tzen KY. Pedunculated giant liver hemangioma mimicking a hypervascular gastric tumor on Tc-99m RBC SPECT. Clin Nucl Med. Feb 1999;24(2):132-3. [Medline].
De Franco A, Monteforte MG, Maresca G, et al. [Integrated diagnosis of liver angioma: comparison of Doppler color ultrasonography, computerized tomography, and magnetic resonance]. Radiol Med. Jan-Feb 1997;93(1-2):87-94. [Medline].
Heilo A, Stenwig AE. Liver hemangioma: US-guided 18-gauge core-needle biopsy. Radiology. Sep 1997;204(3):719-22. [Medline].
Bruix J, Sherman M, Llovet JM, et al. Clinical management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Conclusions of the Barcelona-2000 EASL conference. European Association for the Study of the Liver. J Hepatol. Sep 2001;35(3):421-30. [Medline].
Craig JR, Peters RL, Edmondson HA. Tumors of the Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts, 2nd series, fascicle 26. Washington, DC. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. 1989;191.
Ishak KG, Markin RS. Liver. In: Damjanov I, Linder J, eds. Anderson's Pathology. 10th ed. Mosby: St. Louis, Mo; 1996:1834.
Gibney RG, Hendin AP, Cooperberg PL. Sonographically detected hepatic hemangiomas: absence of change over time. AJR Am J Roentgenol. Nov 1987;149(5):953-7. [Medline].
Corigliano N, Mercantini P, Amodio PM, et al. Hemoperitoneum from a spontaneous rupture of a giant hemangioma of the liver: report of a case. Surg Today. 2003;33(6):459-63. [Medline].
Arnoletti JP, Brodsky J. Surgical treatment of benign hepatic mass lesions. Am Surg. May 1999;65(5):431-3. [Medline].
Srivastava DN, Gandhi D, Seith A, et al. Transcatheter arterial embolization in the treatment of symptomatic cavernous hemangiomas of the liver: a prospective study. Abdom Imaging. Sep-Oct 2001;26(5):510-4. [Medline].
Zeng Q, Li Y, Chen Y, et al. Gigantic cavernous hemangioma of the liver treated by intra-arterial embolization with pingyangmycin-lipiodol emulsion: a multi-center study. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. Sep-Oct 2004;27(5):481-5. [Medline].
Rokitansky AM, Jakl RJ, Gopfrich H, et al. Special compression sutures: a new surgical technique to achieve a quick decrease in shunt volume caused by diffuse hemangiomatosis of the liver. Pediatr Surg Int. Nov 1998;14(1-2):119-21. [Medline].
Tak WY, Park SY, Jeon SW, et al. Ultrasonography-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for treatment of a huge symptomatic hepatic cavernous hemangioma. J Clin Gastroenterol. Feb 2006;40(2):167-70. [Medline].
Fan RF, Chai FL, He GX, et al. Laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation of hepatic cavernous hemangioma. A preliminary experience with 27 patients. Surg Endosc. Feb 2006;20(2):281-5. [Medline].
Biswal BM, Sandhu M, Lal P, et al. Role of radiotherapy in cavernous hemangioma liver. Indian J Gastroenterol. Jul 1995;14(3):95-8. [Medline].
Tepetes K, Selby R, Webb M, et al. Orthotopic liver transplantation for benign hepatic neoplasms. Arch Surg. Feb 1995;130(2):153-6. [Medline].
Further Reading
Keywords
hepatic hemangiomas, hepatic hemangioma, hemangioma, cavernous hemangioma, liver tumor, liver lesions, liver hemangioma
Follow-up: Hemangiomas, Hepatic