title: Giant infantile hemangioendothelioma of the liver. Scintigraphic diagnosis.
abstract: Infantile hemangioendothelioma of the liver is benign mesenchymal tumor composed of anastomosing vascular channels lined with plump endothelial cells. It is a congenital lesion noted at birth or during the first 6 months of life. The authors report a large infantile hemangioendothelioma that was imaged with anatomical modalities and Tc-99m RBC scintigraphy. An early "blush" on Tc-99m RBC hepatic scintigraphy is a diagnostic feature of infantile hemangioendothelioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pak
mesh_terms: D004912:Erythrocytes; D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013667:Technetium; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium