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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2005;48(4):1033-1037.
Published online April 1, 2005.
Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of fetal hepatic hemangioma.
Hee Jeong Park, Ki Jeong Park, In Jeong Heo, Jee Hyun Park, Kyeng Hwa Kang
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ilsin Christian Hospital, Pusan, Korea. aquablue0201@yahoo.co.kr
Abstract
Infantile hepatic hemangioma is benign vascular tumor and the most common liver tumor in infants. Small hepatic hemangioma is usually asymptomatic and seldom require therapy. Giant hepatic hemangioma, defined as more than 4 cm in diameter, is rare, but can lead to life-threatening complications such as consumptive coagulopathy, anemia, hemorrhage after tumor rupture and congestive heart failure due to arteriovenous shunting. Neonatal mortality rate is about 70-90%. The differential diagnosis of a fetal liver mass includes hemangioma, hepatoblastoma, and mesenchymal harmatoma. Although hepatic hemangioma represents the most common tumor of the liver in infant, the prenatal diagnosis of this condition has been rarely reported in the literature. we experienced a case of fetal hepatic hemangioma by prenatal sonography and report our case with a brief review of literature.
Key Words: Hepatic hemangioma, Prenatal sonographic diagnosis


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