Zhang Jingcong, Ye Zuyang, Tan Lei, Luo Jinmei
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Intensive Care Unit and Division of Respiratory Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2021 Aug 19;8:712324. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.712324. eCollection 2021.
Hepatic hemangioma (HH) is a congenital vascular anomaly comprising networks of abnormal blood and/or lymphatic vessels with endothelial cell proliferation. Their pathophysiology is not fully understood, and no specific drug is available to treat them. Conservative management, which limits observation, is preferred for most patients. A HH larger than 4 cm is considered a giant HH that may be treated using surgery ranging from embolization to hepatic resection or liver transplantation. Here, we describe a case with multiple and giant HHs that regressed significantly after treatment with azithromycin (AZM). A systematic literature review of HH and the effects of AZM on angiogenesis was then conducted.
肝血管瘤(HH)是一种先天性血管异常,由异常血管和/或淋巴管网络以及内皮细胞增殖组成。其病理生理学尚未完全了解,且尚无特定药物可用于治疗。对于大多数患者,首选的保守治疗方法是进行观察。直径大于4厘米的HH被认为是巨大HH,可采用从栓塞到肝切除或肝移植等手术进行治疗。在此,我们描述了一例患有多发性和巨大HH的病例,该病例在用阿奇霉素(AZM)治疗后显著消退。随后,我们对HH以及AZM对血管生成的影响进行了系统的文献综述。