title: Resection of a rapid-growing 40-cm giant liver hemangioma.
abstract: Hemangiomas are the most frequent benign tumors of the liver. Most hemangiomas are asymptomatic and therefore largely diagnosed only in routine screening tests. Usually they are small and require no specific treatment. In some situations they can reach great dimensions, causing some discomfort to the patient. Resection of liver hemangioma is indicated in cases of great dimension tumors causing symptoms such as pain, nausea or bloating caused by compression of adjacent organs. We report a case of a rare giant hemangioma with rapid growth in short time: a 50 year old female reported to our institution with a 40 cm giant liver hemangioma and then underwent a left hepatectomy.
authors.affiliation: Andreas JM Koszka, Fabio G Ferreira, Caio GG de Aquino, Maurício A Ribeiro, André S Gallo, Elisa MC Aranzana, Luiz A Szutan, Department of Surgery, Liver and Portal Hypertension Group, Santa Casa School of Medical Sciences, Sao Paulo, Cep 01221-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andreas Jm
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Koszka
authors.forename: Fabio G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Caio Gg
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: de Aquino
authors.forename: Maurício A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: André S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Elisa Mc
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Aranzana
authors.forename: Luiz A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Szutan