title: Right colon and liver hemangiomatosis: a case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: Cavernous hemangiomatosis of the colon and liver in a 38-year-old woman presenting with a history of cramp like abdominal pain and a mass in the right iliac fossa are presented. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography demonstrated multiple liver hemangiomas as well as a noncystic lesion in the right iliac fossa. Operative findings were suggestive of diffuse hemangiomatosis of the right colon and an extensive right hemicolectomy was performed. A review of the literature is presented, considering current diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Surgery, Areteion University Hospital, 76 Vasilisis Sofias av., Athens 11528, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marinis
authors.forename: Evi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kairi
authors.forename: Theodosios
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Theodosopoulos
authors.forename: Agathi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kondi-Pafiti
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Smyrniotis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography