9.5 Hemangioma 

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Presents as an incidental finding in the liver.

This involves a tangle of blood vessels with fibrous tissue, probably congenital. It occurs in 4% of the population. It is a benign tumor that does not cause any symptoms and does not need to be treated. The diagnosis is made by the typical characteristics on CT or MRI scan. Very rarely there may be platelet consumption or it may concern enlarged lesions (giant hemangioma).

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