SQUASH ME AND THE TRUTH IS REVEALED:
AN INTRA-OPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF AN ATYPICAL HEMANGIOMA

Niki Koutrouza DMU AMS, Austin Repatriation Medical Centre, Victoria

Abstract
Cavernous hemangiomas are the most common benign hepatic tumours, occuring in approximately 4% of the population.1
Hemangiomas are composed of proliferated blood vessels. The cavernous types are composed of large channels lined by a single layer of endothelial cells.2
Hepatic hemangiomas are most often asymptomatic, have a very low rate of complications, and usually do not require surgical resection.
The presence of atypical features may lead to misdiagnosis and confusion with other lesions.
In this case study I am depicting an atypical hemangioma and the intraoperative ultrasound assessment that changed the patient’s management.

Citation
Koutrouza N, Squash me and the truth is revealed:An intra-operative assessment of an Atypical Hemangioma. ASUM Bulletin 2003.1:14-15.