Pediatric Hepatic Hemangiomas: A report of 5 Cases.

Abstract

Abstract: Infantile hepatic hemangiomas are the most common benign liver tumors in children. They can be solitary in most cases or multiple. We report the cases of 5 patients presenting with infantile hepatic hemangiomas. The mean age at diagnosis was 4 months. Clinical presentation was marked by abdominal distension in 3 cases, while two patients were asymptomatic. the diagnosis was determined through the findings of hepatic Doppler ultrasound, which revealed a large, heterogeneous, multinodular hepatomegaly occupying the entire liver parenchyma in 4 cases. Asymptomatic hypothyroidism was found in two patients. All 5 patients were treated with Propranolol, resulting in disappearance of the hemangiomas in two cases and stability of the lesions in two cases.