2. Academic Validation
  3. Hepatic vascular tumors

Hepatic vascular tumors

  • Semin Pediatr Surg. 2014 Aug;23(4):168-72. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2014.06.018.
Belinda Hsi Dickie 1,  Steven J Fishman 2,  Richard G Azizkhan 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Division of General Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery, Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Center Cincinnati Children׳s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: [email protected].
  • 2 Department of Surgery, Boston Children׳s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Vascular Anomalies Center, Boston Children׳s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • 3 Division of General Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery, Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Center Cincinnati Children׳s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio.
PMID: 25241093 DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2014.06.018
Abstract

The most common hepatic vascular tumor in the pediatric population is the infantile hepatic hemangioma. Although these lesions have a spectrum of presentations, there are three main subtypes that have been described-focal, multifocal, and diffuse. An algorithm on the workup, treatment, and follow-up of these lesions can be based on this categorization. Recent shifts in the management of hemangiomas with beta-blockers (propranolol) have also influenced the treatment of hepatic hemangiomas. This article reviews the current understanding of hepatic hemangiomas and protocols in the management of these patients.

Keywords

Hemangioma; Hypothyroidism; Liver; Propranolol.

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