Hepatic hemangioma pathophysiology

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Pathophysiology

• Arise from the endothelial cells that line the blood vessels and consists of multiple, large vascular channels lined by a single layer of endothelial cells and supported by collagenous walls.
• They may be associated with focal nodular hyperplasia.
• May be associated with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome, Hemolytic anemia and consumptive coagulopathy