Giant left lobe hemangioma of the liver misdiagnosed for splenomegaly
Borislav Toskovic,
Vladimir Milosavljevic,
Matija Buzejic
et al.
Abstract:Introduction. Most patients with liver hemangiomas are unrecognized, when
symptoms occur it is usually due to its size. Hemangioma of liver are benign
tumors which affects more often women. Surgical indications for liver
resection remain unclear. Case outline. We present a patient with giant
hemangioma of left liver lobe that was misdiagnosed in primary care unit.
Patient underwent resection of left liver lobe and fully recovered a few
days after. Conclusion. Symptoms, size, and risk of rup… Show more
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