title: [Hepatic haemangioma as sistemic manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis].
abstract: This article presents the clinical data regarding to the incidence of hepatic haemangioma in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Haemangioma of the liver has been diagnosed by ultrasonography dramatically oftener in RA than in OA: in 8 from 37 RA pts and neither in 120 osteoarthritis pts. Hepatic haemangioma was associated with long standing erosive RA, extra-articular RA manifestations, high levels of rheumatoid factor and ACCP. Moreover in RA pts with hepatic haemangioma we revealed significantly raised levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which can impact on the angiogenesis in RA. Obtained clinical data may contribute in the understanding of liver vessels involvement in RA and pose the role of systemic connective tissue lesion and immune inflammation in this process.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Babaeva
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Kalinina
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Solodenkova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography