[Interventional therapy of hepatic cavernous hemangioma].

From March. 1991 through Dec. 1993, 39 patients with hepatic cavernous hemangioma were treated by interventional therapy. After 1-3 periods of therapy 28 were cured, in 8 case the mass reduced by 50%, and in the remaining 3 cases the tumor reduced by 30%. Symptoms disappeared in all patients. The diagnosis of hepatic cavernous hemangioma, its differential diagnosis from malignant tumors, indications for interventional therapy, the use of embolizing materials were discussed.