Has anyone a liver hemangioma and any symptoms

I have had the same constant pain in the upper right abdomen going over 1 year now. I waited to see a liver specialist to do an other ultrasound to see if the size of the hemangeoma has changed, and luckily it is the same size. The only problem is he didn't really even mention anything to do with it, instead he mentioned that I had sludge and a polyp in the neck of gallbladder. He then sent me to see what a general surgeon would say. Of course he didn't think sludge could cause pain enough to operate to take the gallbladder out. Now Im still in alot of pain trying to pretend I'm normal but I am not. I've been testing for over 1 year now and put off looking for a darn job..How do you act like nothing is going on?? When you know it's this darn liver hemangeoma. Can anyone tell me if your pain radiates to the left side also? My pain goes from left to right and on flanks.

Mine radiates to the left also. I was told last year I had sludge but that it wasn't enough to warrant an operation. I find it bizarre that I had 2 ct scans last year and NO ONE saw the liver hemangioma. All of a sudden, I find out I have this hemangioma and look up symptoms and they're all the same symptoms I'm having. The doctors keep saying they don't have symptoms though.....um, maybe they should go back to medical school because I'm finding all sorts of other doctors stating otherwise.

i have hemangioma to i have 9 lesions the largest lesion is 10.2 cm the second is 3 cm the third 5cm they are in my left lobe.(- fourth 5mm fifth 1.3mm 6th 1.1cm seventh 4.7cm other ones are small this ones are all my right lobe)
my symptons are very tierd ,light headed,nauseous,bloodpress, anemic, low vitain d, cold feet and not feeling great. i have have pain sometime but i think its because i dont have a gallbladder.

Hi. I also have a 1cm liver hemangioma. In fact, I'm a sonographer and scanned it myself tonight. I'm 25 years old.

Hemangiomas are believed to be congenital - meaning that you may have just been born with it.

They are absolutely nothing to worry about. They are a bunch of little vessels bunched up together and are NON cancerous.

If you are freaking out over it then you can go get an ultrasound scan of your liver at most, once a year to keep an eye on the size of it (ie. see if it has gotten bigger or not). Generally, they don't grow they just stay stagnant. If they do grow large, they can be cut out.

Your 1cm hemangioma is not what is caushing you the pain. It was an incidental finding with nothing to worry about - which is why your doctor didn't even mention it to you.

Don't stress, coz I have the same thing.

Thank you for posting this information. I'm sure it is very reassuring to others that have visited this site and are scared! (like me!) I was told I had a 7mm simple cyst by ultrasound last year, and an incidental finding on MRI found a 1.7cm "vascular malformation", which I believe is the cyst they found on ultrasound. So it has grown, but still not terribly big. I just started with symptoms this summer, of itching skin on my back, and pinpoint pain along the right shoulder blade. This began after having a severe vascular reaction after having had a colonoscopy, so I was wondering if it had to do with the chemicals in the prep, or the anesthesia. I don't want the radiation in CTA, and wondering if Doppler Ultrasound and MRI/MRA without contrast would be adequate to monitor this annually. Any thoughts?

No worries. And great choice for not having a CT scan. The radiation is through the roof. Yes, ultrasound is adequate to monitor your cyst. In fact, it is the method of choice. Have yourself scanned once a year just to keep an eye on if it has grown since the last time (allow a couple extra mm's for human or scanning imprecision).

Thank you so much! My Gastointernologist is trying to push 4 phase CT scan. I am confused, however, is a "cyst" the same as "vascular malformation"...is a "Hemangioma" considered a "vascular malformation"? This terminology is used interchangeably, it seems. Ultrasound found a "cyst", and MRI found "vascular malformation" (I think they are referring to the same thing) There are different categories of "vascular malformations" though, high flow and low flow. Do these high flow and low flow presentations also apply to "Hemangioma"? Doctors havent been any help at clarifying this for me! My understanding is that blood vessels are tangled/bunched up together which, in some cases, can put some added pressure on those vessels and the surrounding vessels. This may need further evaluation by doppler ultrasound to assess blood flow if a person becomes symptomatic. (with pain, swelling, other symptoms) Am I getting this right, or are "vascular malformation" and hemangioma two totally different things? I feel confused by the terminologies!

Ha wow, calm down! A haemangioma is bunched up little vessels, a SIMPLE CYST is just that, a cyst.

My guess for the CT is so they can follow up what they found on both MRI and ultrasound because the two are contradicting themselves - one is saying cyst the other a haemangioma. They're two different things so I guess they're just trying to rule-out any other possibilities or to determine absolutely whether it is in fact a cyst or a haemangioma.

Don't take my word for it, you need to ask your doctor more questions so you can make an informed decision as to what you want to go ahead and do. If they spit jargon at you just tell them to put it in terms you understand! You're allowed to do that!

I wish you all the best.

Well I've read that no matter what tests they use, the only way to know if they are cancerous is to do a biopsy. Which of course they hesitate because of possible bleeding. So, its up to us to push that.

Hi there just read your post yes I have had mine since 1991 started with pain and vomitting had ultra scan which led to a cat scan...there it was confirmed as the hemangioma...I have off days but live ok I tend not to drink much alcohol on my own advice...I also have probs with hiatus herina its a large one too...so take meds for this...I suffer with bloating too...don't know if any of them are coorelated.. just giving you this info...hope it helps

I was wondering if anyone with hamageomas experiences gaining fat very easily? I have a large hamageoma in my liver, and I seem to gain belly fat very easily;( I was wonder if anyone else experienced this?

I am 68 years of age, female, still work full time, do all my own yard/house work, walk 5 miles without exertion. Needless to say I am in good health. Recently I went in for my annual exam. My ALT and AST came back elevated so an ABD US was done. The US was negaive. The liver enzymes were repeated and AST and ALT were more elevated. So a CT was done showing two areas on liver, one an 8mm low density cyst and the other a 2cm dense lesion. Yesterday, I had a liver biopsy and am waiting for results. The ALT and AST levels had dropped some, which is good news. Several diagnosis have been ruled out including Hepatitis A,B, and C. My Iron binding capacity is normal which rules out that diagonosis. My ANA titer, Sed Rate and CRP are normal which seems to rule out an autoimmune hepatitis. The next test appears to be a PET Scan. Again, I have had no signs or symptoms on any problems. My coloring, skin and eyes, are not jaundiced. My physical stamina is good. There is no pain anywhere. I do not smoke, drink an occassional glass of wine but none since this started. I do not take any medications and seldom use over the counter meds. Anybody got any clue about what is going on inside my body?

You can make a diagnosis by using scans, you do not need a biopsy. They can telly by how the hemangioma fills, the blood supply whether it is a hemangioma or another tumor. There's nothing to biopsy with a hemangioma - it is a huge tangle of v=blood vessels, no tissue.

I was diagnosed with my hemangioma after a car accident at age 39. I had a lof of back pain and right side/RUQ pain. After several weeks and no improvement, my doc sent me for an MRI of my back. Imagine my surprise when they called and wanted to do a CT of my liver! Mine is 24 cms, and has replaced the entire right lobe of the liver, and I have 2 other small ones in my left lobe. I was sent to the liver transplant center at Baylor in Dallas, TX. My specialist there confirmed that it's benign, I've had it since birth, and if not for my accident, I'd probably lived many more years ignorant to it's presence!  Mind you I have had two babies and NO porblems or pain with either pregnancy. His opinion was the car accident may have disturbed it and to go home and rest for a few weeks. I did than, and got physical therapy for my back and I was good as new in 2 months. We discussed surgery, but there is no need. I get scanned yearly, watch my weight and diet like a hawk and do not consume alcohol ever. I run 4 miles daily and although I get a twinge of a pain now and then, it's not anything significant. To anyone that has a large hemangioma, go see a specialist before you commit to invasive treatment like surgery. And by specialist, I mean a liver transplant physician. Also, don't let the knowledge that it is there convince you to do something about it. Mine weighs about 4 pounds and has left me with a 35% functioning liver. If I can live with it, I'll bet you can live with yours, unless your pain is so unbearable that it's worth major surgery, and remember that liver resection is major surgery. With a larger hemangioma, you would not be a candidate for laparascopic surgery.  If you are having symptoms, make sure it's the hemagioma and not something else that may be easily treated.

This is a really, really great post. I'm sure it'll settle some nerves amongst readers.