Do liver hemangiomas occasionally cause pain?

Written by Liu Wu Cai
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Updated on September 08, 2024
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Patients with hepatic hemangioma may occasionally experience pain. Although hepatic hemangioma is a benign tumor, it can still cause pain in the liver area. Moreover, the most severe complication of hepatic hemangioma is liver bleeding. Therefore, it is advisable to perform surgery as soon as possible when the tumor is large. The primary method of surgery is interventional surgery, which can achieve a cure by ligation. If not actively managed, liver bleeding can occur, leading to a critical condition, even causing hemorrhagic shock and death. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to this condition, and for smaller hepatic hemangiomas, regular follow-up color ultrasound examinations should be conducted to dynamically observe changes in size.

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Symptoms of malignant liver hemangioma

Thank you. When deterioration occurs in patients with hepatic hemangiomas, the main complication is the rupture of the vascular tumor leading to hemorrhage. This can potentially cause hemorrhagic shock and result in death. Regarding hepatic hemangiomas, they are benign tumors. When they are small in size, they typically do not cause any noticeable discomfort and do not require special treatment; regular follow-up with ultrasound examination to monitor changes in the condition is sufficient. For larger hepatic hemangiomas, there is a potential risk of rupture and bleeding. Therefore, dietary considerations for patients with hepatic hemangiomas should include avoiding spicy and irritating foods, as well as hard-to-digest foods, to reduce the burden on the liver, which is conducive to recovery of the condition.

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Symptoms of deteriorating hepatic hemangioma

When deterioration occurs in liver blood vessels, it primarily manifests as rupture and bleeding of hepatic hemangiomas, which can lead to hemorrhagic shock, and even cause death. Of course, in the early stages of the disease, patients may only experience discomfort and pain in the upper right abdomen. As the bleeding increases, the pain becomes significant, and clinical symptoms such as decreased blood pressure and increased heart rate may occur. Therefore, it is important to pay close attention to patients with large hepatic hemangiomas and perform surgery as early as possible for a definitive cure. Moreover, postoperative attention is still needed. Patients should avoid injuries, follow a light diet primarily, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and reduce the burden on the liver to better facilitate recovery from the condition.

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I had a liver hemangioma removed five years ago and it still hurts a lot. What should I do?

If a patient still experiences pain five years after surgical removal of a liver hemangioma, attention should be paid, and further examinations should be completed to rule out other diseases. Generally, patients with hemangiomas do not experience significant discomfort after removal, and there are no obvious sequelae. Therefore, if discomfort occurs, it is important to conduct thorough examinations as soon as possible to identify the cause and treat it accordingly. For instance, liver diseases like cirrhosis, hepatitis, and liver cancer can all manifest as upper right abdominal pain. At this point, it is necessary to differentiate among these causes and treat accordingly. If the patient has liver cancer, early surgical removal should be performed to achieve better treatment outcomes.

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What should women with hepatic hemangiomas be cautious about?

Patients with hepatic hemangiomas in women need to pay attention to the following aspects clinically. First, be cautious with physical activity and reduce the intake of too many medications to prevent damage to liver function in patients with hepatic hemangiomas. Second, for smaller hepatic hemangiomas in women, regular imaging examinations such as ultrasound and MRI can be conducted to monitor changes in the hemangiomas. Third, for larger hepatic hemangiomas, it is necessary to regularly monitor liver function changes and provide timely treatment. Fourth, the usual diet should be low in fat and high in fiber to prevent the worsening of hepatic hemangioma disease due to hyperlipidemia.

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Will liver hemangioma increase cancer embryonic antigen?

Generally speaking, hepatocellular adenomas do not exhibit elevated levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Regarding hepatocellular adenomas, they are benign liver lesions and typically do not cause any noticeable symptoms in patients. They are most often discovered during ultrasound examinations. Patients with larger hepatocellular adenomas may experience pain in the liver area, and there is also a possibility of rupture and bleeding. Therefore, early surgical intervention is advisable, as surgery can yield excellent treatment outcomes. However, generally, patients with hepatocellular adenomas do not exhibit an increase in CEA. Elevated tumor markers and increased CEA are found in patients with malignant liver tumors.