title: Treatment of hepatic cavernous haemangioma with radiation therapy: case report and literature review.
abstract: Cavernous haemangiomas are the most common benign tumours of the liver, most of which are found incidentally during abdominal imaging, laparotomy or autopsy. A patient with a large, symptomatic lesion, which responded well to radiation therapy, is described. In view of the fact that a large proportion of these vascular malformations are unresectable and response to radiation therapy is well documented, the latter modality should be considered for symptomatic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Langlands
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy