No need to fret about liver hemangioma

  As people pay more attention to their health, medical checkups are frequent and bring some unnecessary worries.  People often worry about liver hemangioma found in medical checkups, but there is no need to worry at all. First of all, hepatic hemangioma is a benign tumor, mostly asymptomatic, and most of them grow extremely slowly. The clinical term “spongy hemangioma” fully reflects the anatomical characteristics of its tumor: it is like a sponge, so it is extremely difficult to rupture and bleed. At the same time, it has no effect on liver function. So the vast majority of people who find hepatic hemangioma on physical examination can ignore it.  So what are the ones that need surgery?  If the tumor is huge and compressing the surrounding organs, such as stomach and intestine, etc.; if it has the tendency of malignant transformation; if it is growing rapidly recently; if it is caused by thrombocytopenia or abnormal coagulation function; if it grows between the important blood vessels of the liver and the growth will make the surgery very difficult; open and laparoscopic surgery, microwave and radiofrequency can be considered. There are many methods and new treatments are emerging as medical development is fast.  Therefore, if you find hepatic hemangioma, don’t worry about it, seek professional hepatobiliary consultation, and don’t open or otherwise treat it easily.