title: Hemorrhagic hemangioma in the liver: A case report.
abstract: Hemangioma is the most common type of benign tumor that arises in the liver. Although rupture and hemorrhage of hepatic hemangioma are rare complications, they can be the cause of mortality. The authors report a case of hemorrhagic hepatic hemangioma: in a 54-year-old woman who was admitted with epigastric pain. She had taken oral contraceptives several weeks prior. The results of a blood examination were normal. An abdominal computed tomography scan revealed a tumor in hepatic segment 4, and a hemorrhage inside the cystic mass was suspected. The mass was removed laparoscopically to confirm the tumor properties and control the hemorrhage. The pathologic findings of the resected mass were consistent with hepatic hemangioma with intratumoral hemorrhage. The patient was discharged 8 d after the surgery, without further complications or complaints, and the patient's condition was found to have improved during follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Jeong Min Kim, Woo Jin Chung, Byoung Kuk Jang, Jae Seok Hwang, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Jeong Min Kim, Woo Jin Chung, Byoung Kuk Jang, Jae Seok Hwang, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Woo Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Jeong Min Kim, Woo Jin Chung, Byoung Kuk Jang, Jae Seok Hwang, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Byoung Kuk
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Jeong Min Kim, Woo Jin Chung, Byoung Kuk Jang, Jae Seok Hwang, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Jeong Min Kim, Woo Jin Chung, Byoung Kuk Jang, Jae Seok Hwang, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Jeong Min Kim, Woo Jin Chung, Byoung Kuk Jang, Jae Seok Hwang, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Hyeok
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Jeong Min Kim, Woo Jin Chung, Byoung Kuk Jang, Jae Seok Hwang, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Sun
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
keywords: Complication; Hemangioma; Hemorrhage; Liver; Tumor