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Revista Cubana de Cirugía
versión On-line ISSN 1561-2945
Resumen
GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, José Luis; PALACIOS MOREJON, Iván y GONZALEZ VILLALONGA, Jesús Antonio. Giant Hepatic Hemangioma. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2021, vol.60, n.1 Epub 01-Mar-2021. ISSN 1561-2945.
Introduction:
Hepatic hemangiomas are nonepithelial lesions much frequently observed in surgical specimens resected for other reasons. Hemangiomas ten centimeters or more, called "giant hemangiomas," can cause symptoms such as pain, as well as manifestations of an inflammatory reaction syndrome and coagulopathy. Hepatic hemangiomas are the commonest primary hepatic tumors, are present in 0.4-20% of the general population, and are typically accidentally detected during the evaluation of nonspecific abdominal symptoms.
Objective:
To present the case of a patient with a giant hemangioma and unusual anatomical characteristics, who underwent surgery with good outcome and excellent evolution.
Clinical case:
24-year-old female patient with a giant hepatic hemangioma in the lateral segment, with a vascular anatomical variant that made embolization difficult and facilitated surgery. A left hepatic lobectomy was performed with satisfactory and uncomplicated clinical evolution.
Conclusions:
Surgical resections of symptomatic giant hemangiomas are a safe and very valid therapeutic option in case of embolization failure.
Palabras clave : giant hepatic hemangioma.