title: Cavernous hemangioma of the liver with giant cyst formation: degeneration by apoptosis?
abstract: Cavernous hemangioma of the liver with cyst formation is a very rare condition. A case of cavernous hemangioma of the liver with unilocular giant cyst formation undergoing surgical removal is reported. Notably, the patient also had Budd-Chiari syndrome with an obstructing lesion in the inferior vena cava. The cystic degeneration of the hemangioma implied a relationship with apoptosis. This is the first reported case of Budd-Chiari syndrome caused by advanced cystic degeneration of hepatic cavernous hemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan. hanayan@hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanazaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koide
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kajikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ushiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amano
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D017209:Apoptosis; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging