Mousa O, Patel T

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CASE REPORT

A 45 year old female with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus on immunosuppression, presented to our center for evaluation of giant cavernous hepatic hemangiomas. She was first diagnosed with these at the time of her second child’s birth 12 years previously. While initially asymptomatic, she had gradually developed abdominal distension and progressive discomfort, back pain, early satiety and fatigue. At presentation, she was anemic, with a hemoglobin of 7.2 g/dL.

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