1.Giant cavernous hemangioma coexistent with diffuse hepatic hemangiomatosis presenting as portal vein thrombosis and hepatic lobar atrophy.
Bo Reum YOO ; Hyun Young HAN ; So Young CHOI ; Joo Heon KIM
Ultrasonography 2014;33(1):65-70
A combination of giant hepatic hemangioma and diffuse hemangiomatosis is extremely rare in adults. Even when they are large, hemangiomas are soft and rarely compress adjacent structures. A 78-year-old man presented with abdominal pain and distension. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a large expansile mass replacing the medial segment and caudate lobe with diffusely scattered nodules in the entire liver. The large hilar mass contained a central nonenhancing area and had a mass effect, leading to left portal vein occlusion. The image findings also revealed two unprecedented findings: left lateral segmental atrophy of the liver and recent portomesenteric vein thrombosis. The hepatic lesions were confirmed with hemangiomas by ultrasonography-guided biopsy. We diagnosed intrahepatic portal vein obstruction caused by a mass effect of giant hepatic hemangioma coexistent with diffuse hemangiomatosis, resulting in hepatic segmental atrophy and extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis.
Abdominal Pain
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Adult
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Aged
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Atrophy*
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Biopsy
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Hemangioma
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Hemangioma, Cavernous*
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Humans
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Liver
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Portal Vein*
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Thrombosis
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Ultrasonography
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Veins
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Venous Thrombosis*