Treatment of hepatic hemangioma

  For example, liver hemangioma is a tumor that grows in the liver, which is full of blood vessels and bile ducts, and can be as small as a fava bean or as large as the whole liver. In general, hemangioma is a kind of hematoma.  In general, hemangioma is a kind of benign tumor, and it has two effects or hazards on the body, one is the possibility of bleeding from the rupture of a huge tumor, which can lead to shock within a short period of time, and the other is the pressure of a large tumor on the liver or stomach and intestines, leading to indigestion or stagnation. How large is a hepatic hemangioma that may cause these risks and require treatment?  Some hepatic hemangiomas below 2-3cm in diameter rarely cause abnormal liver function and clinical symptoms, so regular review is recommended. If the hemangioma grows in the middle of the liver, interventional embolization can be considered, which is commonly known as injecting some sclerosing agent into the blood supply vessels of the liver under the guidance of x-ray.  But if it grows at the edge of the liver, it is relatively more harmful, for example, because its growth environment is less constrained, the growth rate is faster, and the chance of violent body movement or external impact increases, and it is very convenient to remove it surgically, so it is better to choose surgery. Of course, for multiple hemangiomas, doctors cannot expect to remove them all, so they have to resort to interventional embolization.  However, because these patients have been suffering from the disease for a long time, they are slow to feel the long-term symptoms such as abdominal distension and pain, and their liver functions are often normal. Although liver transplantation technology is now mastered in many large hospitals in China, and the transplantation of benign diseases is successful and has good long-term results, the question is whether you can afford the risk of failure? Do you have the ability to bear the large medical expenses required for the surgery and follow-up treatment?  The treatment of hepatic hemangioma is in fact a bit delicate. It can be clearly said that medicine and injection cannot stop the growth of hemangioma, and the growth rate of hemangioma is generally very slow.  As mentioned earlier, the mainstream treatment means still include surgical resection and interventional embolization, but you should consult a specialist, preferably a liver surgeon, to choose which one. For cases that do not require surgery, a review every six months or so is really the best policy.