Gallardo-Gómez F, Hernández-Cruz RG, Miranda-Araujo O, Rodríguez-Bosch MR

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ABSTRACT

Background: The liver hemangiomas are vascular malformations and the most common benign tumors, the diagnosis is incidental from imaging studies, clinically they are asymptomatic. During pregnancy they do not represent a risk, however, with larger tumors, they have a greater risk of rupture and bleeding, so surgical intervention should be evaluated if they present them.
Clinical case: A 36-year-old multiparous patient was admitted to prenatal care with a 21-week pregnancy and hepatomegaly 3 centimeters below the right costal ridge, asymptomatic patient. Imaging studies reported liver with hemangiomas, the largest measuring 10 x 7 x 8 cm; based on magnetic resonance imaging it was diagnosed as giant hepatic hemangiomas.
Conclusion: Timely diagnosis, identification of risk factors, multidisciplinary treatment, and the support of laboratory studies allowed the diagnosis and completion of the pregnancy at term, by cesarean section.

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