Hepatobiliary scintigraphy and hepatic cavernous hemangioma.
As the most common benign hepatic tumor, hepatic hemangioma may be misinterpreted during radiographic cancer staging, inadvertently biopsied, or pursued surgically as a solitary malignancy. Two cases of hepatic hemangiomas discovered during hepatobiliary scintigraphy are presented: the first involving multiple anechoic lesions by ultrasound and the second involving a solitary echogenic lesion by ultrasound. Whereas the former patient eventuated in surgery solely for the evaluation of a space-occupying lesion, the latter was totally obstructed at the common bile duct; both patients' hemangiomas were documented surgically.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D014463:Ultrasonography
D007098:Imino Acids; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin