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Hepatic hemangioma - Symptom

Alternative Names

Liver hemangioma; Hemangioma of the liver; Cavernous hepatic hemangioma; Infantile hemangioendothelioma; Multinodular hepatic hemangiomatosis

Symptoms:

Hemangiomas may cause bleeding or interfere with organ function, depending on their location. Most cavernous hemangiomas do not show symptoms. In rare cases, a cavernous hemangioma may rupture. (The only symptom may be an enlarged liver.)

Babies with benign infantile hemangioendothelioma may have an abdominal mass, anemia, and signs of heart failure.

Signs and tests:

The following tests may be performed:

Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
MRI
CT scan of the liver
Hepatic angiogram
Blood tests (thrombocytopenia may be present in large hemangiomas)

Hemangioma - angiogram

Hemangioma - CT scan

Digestive system organs

Reviewed last on: 8/7/2007
Jenifer K. Lehrer, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Frankford-Torresdale Hospital, Jefferson Health System, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

Feldman M, Friedman LS, Sleisenger MH, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders; 2002:1592-1594.

Zipes DP, Libby P, Bonow RO, Braunwald E, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 7th ed. St. Louis, Mo; WB Saunders; 2005: 562.

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