A liver hemangioma is a tangled network of blood vessels in or on the surface of the liver. This tumor is noncancerous and usually doesn’t cause symptoms. Most people don’t even know they have ...

A liver hemangioma is a benign lump in the liver. These lumps consist of blood vessels and are usually harmless. An estimated 1–5 percent of adults in the United States have small liver ...

Hemangiomas usually occur on the skin of infants, presenting as a red mark. However, they occasionally develop in internal organs, including the brain and liver. They rarely cause symptoms ...

They saw something in the liver but told me it is something called a hemangioma, and that I did not need to worry about this. Now they are scheduling more tests. I’m worried. What is this?

However, hemangiomas are not usually present at birth. Hemangiomas of the liver (hepatic hemangiomas) form inside the liver or on its surface. These can be related to infantile hemangiomas ...

This can be determined with imaging tests. Hemangiomas located in the liver can cause heart issues or hypothyroidism (when the thyroid gland doesn't make enough thyroid hormone). Ulceration is one ...

This is a 2-month old female with a history of a hemangioma on her right buttock since 2 weeks of age. The lesion began as a small birthmark and has continued to grow, and is now ulcerated.

Learn more about pigmented birthmarks. The hemangioma is a common type of vascular tumor that may occur early in life and resemble a birthmark. It is usually painless and harmless, and its cause ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old man who had an ultrasound six months ago that revealed a 1.9-cm echogenic nodule in the right lobe of my liver. The radiologist felt it was a hemangioma.

A liver hemangioma is a type of noncancerous (benign) growth in your liver. Your doctor might call it a hepatic hemangioma. The hemangioma, or tumor, is a tangle of blood vessels. It’s the most ...