An unusual cause of acute pulmonary embolism: giant hepatic hemangioma

  • Hatice Duygu Hatice Duygu Bas Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock TX
  • Supannee Rassameehiran
  • Kazim Baser
  • Weeraporn Srisung
  • Mamoun Bashir
  • Tinsay Woreta
Keywords: giant hepatic hemangioma, acute pulmonary embolism, inferior vena cava thrombosis

Abstract

Hemangiomas are the most common benign hepatic tumors and are usually asymptomatic. Lesions measuring more than 4 cm in diameter are known as “giant hemangiomas” and may cause various symptoms or complications depending on the size, the location, and the degree of compression of adjacent structures. Pulmonary embolism is a very rare complication of giant hepatic hemangiomas. In this case report, we describe a patient with acute pulmonary emboli, which presumably originated from laminar thrombi in the inferior vena cava caused by compression by giant hepatic hemangiomas.

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Author Biographies

Hatice Duygu Hatice Duygu Bas, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock TX
MD, pulmonary physician, expertise- clinical projects, ICU, COPD, general pulmonary medicine
Supannee Rassameehiran
Kazim Baser
Weeraporn Srisung
Mamoun Bashir
Tinsay Woreta
Published
2016-06-17
How to Cite
Hatice Duygu Bas, H. D., Rassameehiran, S., Baser, K., Srisung, W., Bashir, M., & Woreta, T. (2016). An unusual cause of acute pulmonary embolism: giant hepatic hemangioma. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 4(15), 66-69. Retrieved from https://pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/277