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Erciyes Tip Dergisi, vol.31, no.SUPPL. 1, 2009 (Scopus, TRDizin)
Hemangioma is the most common benign tumors of the liver and it is often asymptomatic. It is occur in all age but predominantly in women. They often do not need to be removed or treated. Conservative treatment of the liver hemangioma is preferred because of the minimal risk of complications. However, they may be large, produce a mass effect and severe complications. Surgical resection is effective method of the treatment for symptomatic lesions, rapidly enlarging masses, rupture, severe thrombocytopenia and an uncertain diagnosis. In our report, we want to present a symptomatic giant hemangioma which has been evaluated as inoperable at other centers because of its volume. We treated this case with enucleation after making the case operable by reducing the size with selective portal vein embolization.