ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2018
Huge fetal hepatic Hemangioma: prenatal diagnosis on ultrasound and prognosis.
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- Prenatal ultrasound risk factors for predicting postnatal heart failure in patients with congenital hepatic hemangiomas: a single-center study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Complete regression of a huge fetal hepatic hemangioma with cardiac complication after atrioventricular septal repair: a case description and literature analysis.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- A new type of congenital hepatic hemangioma - rapid postnatal proliferation followed by regression.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Management of Neonatal Hepatic Hemangiomas: A Single-Center Experience Focused on Challenging Cases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Postnatal treatment and evolution patterns of giant fetal hepatic hemangioma: a case series of 29 patients.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Unusual presentation of a case of fetal hepatic mass: a case report.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Spontaneous evolution patterns of focal congenital hepatic hemangiomas: a case series of 25 patients.Pediatric radiology · 2022Article
- Contribution of magnetic resonance imaging to the prenatal diagnosis of common congenital vascular anomalies.Pediatric radiology · 2021Article
- [Prenatal diagnosis and management of fetal hepatic hemangioma].Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough huge fetal hepatic hemangiomas are rare, they can cause fatal complications. The purpose of this study is to describe the imaging features and prognosis of these tumors.
methodsImaging data were collected for 6 patients with huge fetal hepatic hemangiomas treated at our hospital. Imaging modalities included prenatal magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound and postnatal color Doppler ultrasound and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT).
resultsAmong the 93,562 fetuses of 92,126 pregnant women examined at our hospital, 6 had huge hepatic hemangiomas (incidence rate, 0.64/10,000), as confirmed via postnatal color Doppler imaging and contrast-enhanced CT. Five fetuses had solitary lesions, whereas 1 (fetus 2) had multiple lesions. Four fetuses had lesions in the right liver lobe and 1 had a lesion in the left liver lobe, and 1 (fetus 2) had lesions in both lobes. All lesions showed centripetal enhancement on postnatal contrast-enhanced CT, which was more intense peripherally. Following postnatal treatment with oral propranolol, with or without dexamethasone or interventional therapy with the medical sclerosant pingyangmycin, all lesions decreased in size, with calcification plaques appearing 6 months after treatment.
conclusionsHuge hepatic hemangiomas have typical ultrasonographic features and can be diagnosed prenatally. Treatment with propranolol, with or without dexamethasone, may result in a favorable prognosis.
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