Indications for the surgical treatment of cavernous angioma of the liver in adults. Report of a case
Cavallaro, A.; Mosiello, G.; Papa, O.; Marchetti, G.; Mingazzini, P.L.
Annali Italiani di Chirurgia 71(3): 359-366
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-469X PMID: 11014016 Document Number: 520495
The authors report a case of giant cavernous hemangioma of the liver, almost entirely extrahepatic, bulging from the inferior surface of the right lobe into the abdomen, treated surgically on account of worsening symptoms referable to continuing growth. A thorough search of the literature allows a critical review of the surgical indication in this benign pathology, rarely complicated by significant clinical events. Surgery is indicated, in lack of relevant complications, only when significant symptoms, continuing or worsening, are undoubtedly referable to the presence of the angioma.