Current status and advances in diagnosis and treatment of hepatic hemangioma in children

Abstract

Hepatic hemangioma in children is the most common benign angiogenic tumor of the liver in infancy. It is difficult to differentiate hepatic hemangioma from malignant liver tumors in some children, and there is also the possibility of malignant transformation and life-threatening complications. This article reviews the classification, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of hepatic hemangioma, in order to provide a reference for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of this disease.

Keywords

• hemangioma|liver neoplasms|diagnosis, differential|therapeutics|prognosis|infant|review