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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul 16;17(9):3367-3369.
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.06.040. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Exophytic hepatic hemangioma: a case report

Nawal Bouknani  1 , Amal Rami  1 , Mariam Kassimi  1 , Mohamed Mahi  1
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Case Reports

Exophytic hepatic hemangioma: a case report

Nawal Bouknani et al. Radiol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Hepatic hemangiomas may rarely arise outside the extra-hepatic capsule. It appears as a pedunculated mass. We report the case of a 58-year-old female presenting with abdominal chronic pain. Incidental diagnosis of a pedunculated hepatic hemangioma was suggested by ultrasonography confirmed by typical imaging features on computed tomography. Dynamic contrast- enhanced computed tomography and MR scan are relevant to approach the diagnosis of hemangioma, showing its origin from the liver edge and typical radiological features Surgical removal of the mass was performed to prevent volvulus along the pedicle. Pathological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of pedunculated benign hepatic hemangioma.

Keywords: CT; Exophytic; Hemangioma.

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CT scan, axial, coronal, and sagittal plans (A–D) in portal phase shows peripheral nodular enhancement pattern of the subhepatic lesion.
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