Resection of a rapid-growing 40-cm giant liver hemangioma

Figure 1 Computed tomography scan of a patients with a liver hemangioma. A: The first scan performed 7 years ago, showing an oversized hemangioma on the left hepatic lobe; B: During the symptoms worsening a second CT-Scan showed tumor growth. The lesion reached the central portions of the liver.

Figure 2 Surgical treatment of the patient with a liver hemangioma. A: After the laparotomy, a giant hemangioma was identified, and this lesion led to a great anatomical deformity in the liver; B: After the resection, the remnant liver in the cleared abdominal cavity; C: The 40 cm-giant liver hemangioma was sent to anatomical and pathological analysis.