An insidious and often asymptomatic disease is liver hemangioma. This disease is found in about 7% of healthy people, and, oddly enough, more often, hemangioma of the liver is diagnosed in women.
In fact, this is a tumor formation, however, it never develops into a cancer.
Liver hemangioma, the causes of which cannot always be detected, is mostly small (3-4 cm), but sometimes the tumor can reach 10 cm, which is life threatening.
Varieties
In medicine, two types of such tumors are distinguished. The first - cavernous hemangioma of the liver - is characterized by its location inside the organ. In its form, the formation resembles a ball of blood vessels. Many doctors today argue that this type is not a tumor at all, but rather a pathology. In their opinion, the disease is inherited. Capillary hemangioma - the second type - often occurs due to changes in the hormonal background, in particular due to pregnancy or taking drugs containing estrogens. This formation looks like curves from vessels that are separated by partitions.
How is it manifested?
As mentioned above, a liver hemangioma for a long time does not make itself known. When the size of the tumor increases significantly, the patient often feels:
- dull pain on the right side;
- a feeling of tightness in the abdomen;
- nausea
Sometimes there is vomiting, and upon examination, a marked increase in the liver is noted .
Quite rarely, but still there are situations when the hemangioma of the liver is torn. This is very life-threatening, because
internal bleeding begins
. The pain becomes sharp. In this case, all those symptoms appear as with internal bleeding.
Diagnosis
Among the diagnostic methods, ultrasound is most often used. More modern equipment allows you to get more information about the state of education, about its size. This applies in particular to methods such as magnetic resonance imaging, angiography. Also, the patient must donate blood and urine for analysis. A biopsy is not performed when a hemangioma is detected, since it may break.
Traditional treatment
Traditional medicine offers two treatments. The first is a non-surgical method and is mainly based on the use of hormonal drugs. It is also possible treatment with laser technology, microwave radiation, electrocoagulation, cryodestruction, liquid nitrogen. The second way concerns surgical intervention. An operation is performed in cases where the hemangioma reaches 5 cm or more, or when the symptoms begin to bother the patient. Surgery must be abandoned in cases where:
- a tumor occupies both lobes of the liver;
- cirrhosis detected;
- neoplasms affect large veins.
Folk methods
Traditional medicine offers the use of natural products. So, a decoction of oats has proven itself well. Cook cereals for a long time. But after the liquid is ready, it must be filtered, diluted with water and taken daily, at least 100-150 ml. Linden tea, which successfully fights viruses and colds, will help to overcome tumors on the liver. Eating raw potatoes will also help. But you need to start with a small amount, for example, from 20-25 g.