Radio-pathological diagnosis of a retroperitoneal cavernous hemangioma

Ahmed S Khazaal; Omar M Sultan; Inas A A M Rasheed

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjad095

Radio-pathological diagnosis of a retroperitoneal cavernous hemangioma

J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Mar 7;2023(3):rjad095. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad095. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Ahmed S Khazaal¹, Omar M Sultan², Inas A A M Rasheed³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq.
² Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq.
³ Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq.

Abstract

Retroperitoneal cavernous hemangioma (RCH) is a rare benign vascular malformation. Only a few cases of RCH were reported. Here we present a case of RCH in a 66-year-old female complaining of long-standing progressive dull abdominal pain.

Keywords: Abdominal mass; Hemangioma; Retroperitoneal Space.

Publication types

Case Reports