A 38-year-old member asked:
what causes a hepatic hemangioma?
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Dr. Cosme Manzarbeitia answered
39 years experience General Surgery
No cause: Usually congenital.
Answered on Nov 8, 2017
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Gentry answered
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Trauma growth: By far most hemangioms do not cause any issues at all some are large and like any big complex of blood vessels a traumatic injury like car accident bo ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Arthur Heller answered
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Size, locat., trauma: If it is near the surface of the liver can be traumatized in contact sports, etc; if very large can bleed into itself.
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vicki Levine answered
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Trauma: I would think that trauma, such as the dashboard of a car or an airbag hitting your chest where the hemangioma is would cause it to burst.
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Tomeo answered
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Usually inherited: The majority (if not all) hepatic hemangiomas are congenital or present at or near birth. However, it is certainly possible that certain medications c ... Read More
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