Akbulut, SamiYilmaz, MehmetKahraman, AysegulYilmaz, Sezai2024-08-042024-08-0420130020-8868https://doi.org/10.9738/INTSURG-D-13-00046.1https://hdl.handle.net/11616/96394Hemangiomas are the most common benign primary tumors of the liver and their prevalence ranges from 0.4% to 20%. Approximately 85% of hemangiomas are clinically asymptomatic and are incidentally detected in imaging studies performed for other causes. In a very small minority of patients, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, distension, palpable mass, obstructive jaundice, bleeding, and signs and symptoms of Budd-Chiari syndrome may develop due to compression of bile duct, hepatic vein, portal vein, and adjacent organs. Occasionally, external compression of inferior vena cava may lead to edema and/ or indirect symptoms such as deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs. In this report, we present a case of giant hepatic hemangioma that completely filled the right lobe of the liver. The patient presented with bilateral lower limb edema and pain. A computed tomography scan detected a 9 x 11 x 12 cm mass indicative of a hemangioma in the right lobe of the liver that compressed the inferior vena cava. The patient refused treatment initially but returned 6 months later presenting with the same symptoms. At that time, the mass had increased in size and a hepatectomy was performed, preserving the middle hepatic vein. By postoperative month 13, the swelling in the lower extremities had decreased significantly and the inferior vena cava appeared normal.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLiverGiant hemangiomaVenous obstructionLower limb edemaArticle9832292332397177610.9738/INTSURG-D-13-00046.12-s2.0-84897493934Q4WOS:000325750000009Q4