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Benign Vascular Tumors

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Surgical Pathology of Liver Tumors

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Benign vascular lesions in the adult liver include cavernous hemangiomas, capillary hemangiomas, anastomosing hemangiomas, and lymphangiomas. In addition, non-neoplastic lesions can mimic vascular tumors, including hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and peliosis hepatis. The clinical findings, morphology, and differential of these tumors are discussed and illustrated.

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    Vishal S. Chandan

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Wu, TT. (2015). Benign Vascular Tumors. In: Mounajjed, T., Chandan, V., Torbenson, M. (eds) Surgical Pathology of Liver Tumors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16089-4_2

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