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Hepatic hemangioma classification
Introduction
Classification
Classification
Hepatic hemangioma may be classified into:[1][2]
- Giant hepatic hemangioma
- Flash filling hepatic hemangioma: can account for up to 16% of all hepatic hemangiomas
- Slow fill hepatic hemangioma: can account for around 8-16% of all hemangiomas
- Calcified hepatic hemangioma
- Hyalinised/sclerosed hepatic hemangioma
- Other unusual imaging patterns
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jr, Marcelo AF Ribeiro (2010). “Spontaneous rupture of hepatic hemangiomas: A review of the literature”. World Journal of Hepatology. 2 (12): 428. doi:10.4254/wjh.v2.i12.428. ISSN 1948-5182.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Subtypes of hepatic hemangioma. Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/hepatic-haemangioma-3. Accessed on October 26, 2015
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