Treatment of hepatic cavernous haemangioma with radiation therapy: case report and literature review.
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.
McKay
M J
MJ
Department of Radiation Oncology, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
Carr
P J
PJ
Langlands
A O
AO
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy