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MRI and Liver Lesions
In case someone (even HR if he pops in) might know.
I have a follow-up MRI for a 5mm lesion that looks like hemangioma on u/s and MRI. Now, HR has already said that MRI is very good for determining hemangioma from HCC but is that still true in a lesion as small as 5mm?
Thanks!
I have a follow-up MRI for a 5mm lesion that looks like hemangioma on u/s and MRI. Now, HR has already said that MRI is very good for determining hemangioma from HCC but is that still true in a lesion as small as 5mm?
Thanks!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
The capacity of MRI to identify/distinguish hemangiomas as such results from the high blood content/iron content of those lesions. Size should not matter and furthermore, if this was a follow up of a previously 5mm lesion and it is still 5mm , that in itself points towards the hemangioma diagnosis.
Thanks cajim! Good info.
I was wondering how easy it is to distinguish hemangioma from early HCC when its so small...only 5mm.
I was wondering how easy it is to distinguish hemangioma from early HCC when its so small...only 5mm.
From wikipedia: sounds like they are mostly benign and unrelated to liver lesions. Hope this is relaxing.
A hemangioma is a benign self involuting tumour of endothelial cells (the cells that line blood vessels) Haemangiomas of infancy They are connected to the circulatory system and filled with blood. The appearance depends on location. If they are on the surface of the skin they look like a ripe strawberry, if they are just under the skin they present as a bluish swelling. Sometimes they grow in internal organs such as the liver or larynx. In most cases, hemangiomas will disappear over time. They are formed either during gestation or most commonly they are not present at birth but appear during the first few weeks of life. They are often misdiagnosed, initially, as a scratch or bruise but the diagnosis becomes obvious with further growth. Typically at the earliest phase in a superficial lesion one will see a bluish red area with obvious blood vessels and surrounding pallor. Sometimes they present as a flat red or pink area. Hemangiomas are the most common childhood tumor occurring in approximately ten percent of Caucasians, and are less prevalent in other races. Females are three to five times more likely to have hemangiomas than males. They are also more common in twin pregnancies. Approximately eighty percent are located on the face and neck, with the next most prevalent location being the liver. Although hemangiomas are benign, some serious complications can occur. Hemangioma's never develope as an adult but one misunderstanding is that all hemangioma's go away by the age of 10 very few do not. Many people say that they are a vascular malformation but they are infact a hemangioma.
A hemangioma is a benign self involuting tumour of endothelial cells (the cells that line blood vessels) Haemangiomas of infancy They are connected to the circulatory system and filled with blood. The appearance depends on location. If they are on the surface of the skin they look like a ripe strawberry, if they are just under the skin they present as a bluish swelling. Sometimes they grow in internal organs such as the liver or larynx. In most cases, hemangiomas will disappear over time. They are formed either during gestation or most commonly they are not present at birth but appear during the first few weeks of life. They are often misdiagnosed, initially, as a scratch or bruise but the diagnosis becomes obvious with further growth. Typically at the earliest phase in a superficial lesion one will see a bluish red area with obvious blood vessels and surrounding pallor. Sometimes they present as a flat red or pink area. Hemangiomas are the most common childhood tumor occurring in approximately ten percent of Caucasians, and are less prevalent in other races. Females are three to five times more likely to have hemangiomas than males. They are also more common in twin pregnancies. Approximately eighty percent are located on the face and neck, with the next most prevalent location being the liver. Although hemangiomas are benign, some serious complications can occur. Hemangioma's never develope as an adult but one misunderstanding is that all hemangioma's go away by the age of 10 very few do not. Many people say that they are a vascular malformation but they are infact a hemangioma.
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