An unusual cause of epigastric pain: infected giant liver hemangioma

Acta Radiol. 2007 Mar;48(2):142-4. doi: 10.1080/02841850601100883.

Abstract

A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our surgical emergency department suffering from epigastric pain and fever persisting for a period of 5 weeks, and, upon admission, she presented with massively elevated C-reactive protein. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a giant hemangioma of the liver with an intralesional central mass, which was documented by diameter progression of the central mass on follow-up CT. After liver resection, the diagnosis was an abscess in a giant liver hemangioma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnostic imaging
  • C-Reactive Protein / analysis
  • Contrast Media
  • Female
  • Hemangioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hemangioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver Abscess / surgery
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • C-Reactive Protein