HEPATIC HEMANGIOMA

Course overview

HEMANGIOMAS ARE BENIGN VASCULAR TUMORS THAT MAY INVOLVE EITHER THE SKIN OR VISCERA. INFANTILE HEMANGIOMA (IH) GROWS RAPIDLY AFTER BIRTH THEN INVOLUTES SLOWLY WHEREAS, CONGENITAL HEMANGIOMA (CH) IS FULLY FORMED AT BIRTH AND INVOLUTES IN EARLY INFANCY. PATIENTS WITH HEPATIC HEMANGIOMAS MAY BE CLINICALLY SILENT ONLY DETECTED ON ULTRASONOGRAPHY AS AN INCIDENTAL FINDING. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HEPATIC HEMANGIOMAS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.