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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2006; 12(39): 6405-6407
Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6405
Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6405
Right colon and liver hemangiomatosis: A case report and a review of the literature
Athanasios Marinis, Theodosios Theodosopoulos, Vassilios Smyrniotis, 2nd Department of Surgery, Areteion University Hospital, 76 Vasilisis Sofias av., Athens 11528, Greece
Evi Kairi, Agathi Kondi-Pafiti, Department of Pathology, Areteion University Hospital, 76 Vasilisis Sofias av., Athens 11528, Greece
Correspondence to: Vassilios Smyrniotis, MD, 22 Haniotou str., Athens 15452, Greece. vsmyrniotis@hotmail.com
Telephone: +30-210-7286128
Received: July 25, 2006
Revised: July 28, 2006
Accepted: September 6, 2006
Published online: October 21, 2006
Revised: July 28, 2006
Accepted: September 6, 2006
Published online: October 21, 2006
Abstract
Cavernous hemangiomatosis of the colon and liver in a 38-year-old woman presenting with a history of cramp like abdominal pain and a mass in the right iliac fossa are presented. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography demonstrated multiple liver hemangiomas as well as a noncystic lesion in the right iliac fossa. Operative findings were suggestive of diffuse hemangiomatosis of the right colon and an extensive right hemicolectomy was performed. A review of the literature is presented, considering current diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
Keywords: Hemangiomatosis; Right Colon; Liver