Please explain about my liver hemangioma from the CT report.

Question

Hi doctor,

Kindly go through the CT scan report, which shows any lesions or evidence of liver hemangioma. Please clarify it. Also, please advice how serious it is.

Answer 1

Hello,

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Yes, these lesions are consistent with a hemangioma. Generally, in the liver, symptoms due to hemangioma are directly proportional to the size of hemangioma. For such a small hemangioma, less than 0.39 inches, without any symptoms, nothing must be done. There is no risk of the formation of cancer in this hemangioma. Sometimes, they can be in the liver throughout life without any symptoms.

Symptoms of hemangioma depend on the size and the location of the tumor. More than 1.96 inches-sized hemangioma need follow up CT scan, and more than 3.93 inches-sized ones need surgery to remove. Hemangioma in the liver itself is asymptomatic, but a larger-sized hemangioma compresses nearby structures, and this causes the development of symptoms based on which adjoining organ is being compressed. For such a small hemangioma, nothing further is required.

I hope this helps you.

Thank you.

Answer 2

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They are normal findings. The gall bladder was distended because this computed tomography scan was done in the fasting phase. This is not an abnormality. Urinary bladder distension without any stone or any abnormality is a normal and acceptable finding.