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Spontaneous And Simultaneous Regression Of Multiple Hepatic Haemangiomas: First Case Reported.

Guillonnet, A. 2013Other/Unknown

Guillonnet, A., Sibileau, E., Benadjaoud, S., Tavano, A., Rousseau, C., & Zins, M. (2013). spontaneous and simultaneous regression of multiple hepatic haemangiomas: first case reported. Diagnostic and interventional imaging, 94(9), 897–900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diii.2013.01.006

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Case Details

Disease Location

Liver

Personal Characteristics

47-year-old woman, mood disorders treated with aripiprazole and lithium carbonate

Clinical Characteristics

Consulted for abdominal pain without fever. An ultrasound examination revealed the presence of three hyperechogenic focal hepatic lesions with posterior reinforcement: two lesions under 4 cm in size, compatible with typical haemangiomas and one 10 cm lesion, compatible with a giant haemangioma.

Remission Characteristics

3 years later, a liver MRI revealed a change in the aspect of the haemangiomas: reduction in the size of all of the lesions, modification of the t2 signal intensity and disappearance of the typical enhancement kinetics for the giant haemangioma.

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

Not discussed

Clinical Treatment

Aripiprazole and lithium carbonate (for mood disorders)