J Korean Soc Neonatol.  2005 Nov;12(2):185-193.

Five Cases of Neonatal Hepatic Hemangioendothelioma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University Medical School, Gwang-Ju, Korea. yychoi@chonnam.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chonnam University Medical School, Gwang-Ju, Korea.

Abstract

Neonatal Hemangioendothelioma (HE) is the most common type of hepatic vascular tumor that presents in infancy. HE generally undergo spontaneous regression within a year, but it may become symptomatic and be associated with life-threatening complications including congestive heart failure, consumptive coagulopathy and hepatic rupture. We report five cases of neonatal hepatic HE with brief review of the literatures. The report include a case of HE associated with AV malformation complicated by congestive heart failure who was successfully treated by hepatic artery embolization, a case of HE associated with transposition of great artery (TGA), and three cases of asymptomatic HE with spontaneous involution.

Keyword

Hemangioendothelioma; Heart failure; Embolization; Spontaneous involution

MeSH Terms

Arteries
Heart Failure
Hemangioendothelioma*
Hepatic Artery
Rupture
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