GIANT HEPATIC HEMANGIOMA STUDIED WITH INTRAVENOUS TOTAL-BODY ARTERIOGRAPHY TECHNIQUE - A CASE-REPORT

Hepatic hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors of the liver. Th ey are usually single, small, and asymptomatic. However, giant hepatic hemangiomas have been reported in the past, usually detected as incid ental findings. Radionuclide blood pool imaging studies are used to co nfirm the presence of a hemangioma. This report describes a case of a giant hepatic hemangioma detected using Intravenous total-body arterio graphy, done as a part of radionuclide blood pool hemangioma study. Th is simple addition to the regular RBC blood pool hemangioma study help s to determine the size of the liver in the early arterial phase and s hows obvious increased blood pool activity in the delayed phase. It is also useful in detecting lesions in other parts of the body when pres ent.