title: Two giant cavernous hemangioma caused cavernous transformation of the portal vein in a pregnant woman.
abstract: We report a case with two giant hemangiomas of the liver that caused cavernous transformation of the portal vein in a 45-yr-old full term pregnant woman. The patient had no serious complaints other than a mass and slight pain in the right upper quadrant and there were no abnormalities in laboratory values. Delivery was performed without complication. In the six month follow-up period, no changes were seen in the lesions.
authors.affiliation: Yüzüncü Yil University, School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Van. iltuncer@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ilyas
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harman