[Occurrence of hepatic hemangiomas in pregnancy]

Abstract

We report on the case of a 29-year-old woman, who had been on oral contraceptive steroids for 10 years, in whom four liver haemangiomas were found. At least two of them, and probably a third, have occurred during her second pregnancy. To our knowledge, this is the first report suggesting the occurrence of liver haemangioma during pregnancy. This case suggests that sexual hormones, especially estrogens, could play a role in the development or the occurrence of hepatic haemangioma.