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 sy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Papafragkakis, Haris, Moehlen, Martin, Garcia-Buitrago, Monica T., Madrazo, Beatrice, Island, Eddie, Martin, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21994877
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/942360
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Sumario: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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