Three-dimensional visualized technology-guided surgical resection for giant hepatic hemangioma with hemorrhagic necrosis: A case report and literature review

Hao Zhong; Si-Lue Zeng; Zhen-Ju Huang; Yi Zhou; Pei-Lin Cai; Yu-Cun Zhu; Ning Zeng

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34018

Three-dimensional visualized technology-guided surgical resection for giant hepatic hemangioma with hemorrhagic necrosis: A case report and literature review

Heliyon. 2024 Jul 2;10(14):e34018. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34018. eCollection 2024 Jul 30.

Authors

Hao Zhong^{1

2}, Si-Lue Zeng^{1

2}, Zhen-Ju Huang^{1

2}, Yi Zhou^{1

2}, Pei-Lin Cai^{1

2}, Yu-Cun Zhu³, Ning Zeng^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery I, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China.
² Guangdong Provincial Clinical and Engineering Center of Digital Medicine, Guangzhou 510280, China.
³ Department of Emergency, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China.

Abstract

Background: Hepatic hemangioma is the most common type of benign mesenchymal liver tumor and often has a good prognosis. However, giant hepatic hemangioma larger than 10 cm is an unusual event, and accompanying symptoms of internal hemorrhagic necrosis are extremely rare. There are only a few cases reported.

Case summary: Herein, we report the case of a 52-year-old man with hemorrhagic necrosis of a giant hepatic hemangioma. The patient presented to the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery with a complaint of distending pain on the right abdomen. The patient underwent hepatic artery embolization for giant hepatic hemangioma 2 weeks before presentation. During hospitalization, abdominal computed tomography revealed a mass (15.8 × 14.2 × 14.7 cm) with high density below the right lobe of the liver. The patient subsequently underwent irregular right hepatectomy with the guidance of three-dimensional visualization technology. The surgical anatomy confirmed the diagnosis of internal hemorrhagic necrosis. There was no recurrence or complications in a 4-month follow-up. Previous cases were reviewed to characterize the clinical features of giant hepatic hemangioma with internal hemorrhage necrosis.

Conclusion: Cases of giant hepatic hemangioma with internal hemorrhagic necrosis are rare and usually only exhibit fever or epigastric pain. All patients in reviewed cases finally underwent surgical resection. Under these circumstances, the healing effect of transhepatic arterial treatment is not very satisfactory. Patients are deemed poor laparoscopic surgical candidates due to limited abdominal cavity. In order to standardize the diagnosis of these rare cares, the aggregation of existing and future case data is certainly warranted. If diagnosed, consideration should be given to implementing surgical resection according to patients' condition by three-dimensional visualized technology.

Keywords: Case report; Giant hepatic hemangioma; Hemorrhagic necrosis; Surgical resection; Three-dimensional visualized technology.

Publication types

Case Reports