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Hemangioma

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Spiral CT of the Abdomen

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Abstract

Hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors of the liver of unknown etiology. According to literature reports on autopsy series, their prevalence may be as high as 20% in adults (Karhunen 1986). They can be multiple in up to 10%.There is a female predominance (F-to-M ratio 5-6 :1).

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva, CH-1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland

    F. Terrier MD, L. Spadola MD & N. Howarth

  2. Department of Pathology, CMU, University Hospital of Geneva, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland

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  1. Department of Radiology Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, 24, Rue Micheli-du-Crest, CH-1211, Genève 14, Switzerland

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Terrier, F., Rubbia-Brandt, L., Spadola, L., Howarth, N. (2000). Hemangioma. In: Terrier, F., Grossholz, M., Becker, C.D. (eds) Spiral CT of the Abdomen. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56976-0_7

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