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Hemangioma hepático - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Hemangioma del hígado; Hemangioma hepático cavernoso; Hemangioendotelioma infantil; Hemangiomatosis hepática multinodular

Definición:

Es un tumor benigno del hígado compuesto de vasos sanguíneos ensanchados (dilatados).

Causas:

Un hemangioma hepático es el tumor benigno más común del hígado. Se cree que es una anomalía congénita.

Los hemangiomas hepáticos pueden ocurrir en cualquier momento, pero son más comunes entre los 30 y los 50 años. Las mujeres a menudo resultan más afectadas y normalmente tienen tumores más grandes que los hombres.

Los bebés pueden desarrollar un tipo de hemangioma hepático llamado hemangioendotelioma infantil benigno (también denominado hemangiomatosis hepática multinodular). Este tumor raro y benigno ha sido asociado con altas tasas de insuficiencia cardíaca y muerte en bebés. Normalmente se diagnostica a los bebés cuando tienen 6 meses de edad.

Angiograma de hemangioma

Tracto urinario masculino

Organos del sistema digestivo

Reviewed last on: 4/17/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

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