Table 1 Data of hepatic hemangioma patients included in the study
From: Natural history of hepatic hemangiomas as a guide for surgical indication
Total number of patients | 186 |
Males | 54 |
Females | 132 |
Age (median, range) years | 45, (18–68) |
Total number of hemangioma lesions | 244 |
Number of patients with single lesion | 137 |
Number of patients with multiple lesions | 49 |
Hemangioma diameter (median, range) cm | 4.7 (1–21) |
Hemangioma location (total = 244 lesion) | |
Right lobe | 178 (73%) |
Left lobe | 66 (27%) |
Surface hemangioma | 212 (87%) |
Intraparenchymatous hemangioma | 32 (13%) |
Hemangioma growth pattern (number, %) | |
Increased in diameter | 89 (48%) |
Decreased | 41 (22%) |
Stable | 56 (30%) |
Clinical presentation (number, %) | |
Asymptomatic | 169 (91%) |
Symptomatic | 17 (9%) |
Patients with hemangioma diameter ≥ 10 cm | 35 (19%) |
Growth rate at (18–45-year group) mm/year, (mean ± SD) | |
Males | 3.3 ± 2 |
Females | 3.9 ± 1.8 |
Growth rate at (˃ 45-year group) mm/year | |
Males | 2.6 ± 1.7 |
Females | − 2.1 ± 1.1 |