Cavernous liver hemangioma

Cavernous liver hemangioma
Hemangioma of the liver as seen on ultrasound
Specialty	Oncology

A cavernous liver hemangioma or hepatic hemangioma is a benign tumor of the liver composed of large vascular spaces lined by monolayer hepatic endothelial cells. It is the most common benign liver tumour, and is usually asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally on radiological imaging or during laparotomy for other intra-abdominal issues. Liver hemangiomas are thought to be congenital in origin with an incidence rate of 0.4 – 7.3% as reported in autopsy series.^{[1] [2]}

Several subtypes exist, including the giant hepatic haemangioma (>10cm), which can cause significant complications.