Article Type : Case Report
Authors : Menoura R, Tibermacine W, Bennia B, Rahmouni R, Balabed C, Achouri R and Delmi A
Keywords : Hemangioma; Giant hemangioma; Kasabach-merritt syndrome; Hepatectomy; ALPPS
Hemangioma
is the most common liver benign tumor, however the associated with an adult
KASABACH-MERRITT syndrome is rare; to date there is no multi case report or
literatures reviews are available, in the last 30 years only 17 cases have been
described in the literature. we report
in this work the case of a patient with a giant liver hemangioma associated to
a KARABACH-MERRITT syndrome for which an ALPPS procedure have been realized.
The associated of
Kasabach-merritt syndrome with a giant liver hemangioma cause serious
coagulation disorders, which presents thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia,
prolonged prothrombin time and
hypofibrinogenemia, this association is rare in adults patients and most report adults patients are single
case report [1]. Treatments are liver resection, enucleation and liver
transplantation. Abnormalities in hematological and coagulative systems can
return to normal after operation, A total of 17 cases were reported, with a
mean age of 49.8 years (27–83 years). The size of the hemangioma was an average
of 23.4cm [2-4].
A 46 years old woman
without estrogen therapy was presented to the emergency department for
abdominal pain in the right hypochondrium with feeling of abdominal heaviness
and generalized mucocutaneous pallor, a computed tomography scan objectified an
hepatomegaly by the presence of a well limited tissue formation tacking the
contrast delimiting a central hypo dense zone occupying all the right liver,
mensuration’s was 29cm × 17.86cm × 16.21cm (Figure 1).
She had a coagulation
disorders of thrombocytopenia at 160 /mm3, anemia at 7g/L, prolonged
prothrombin time at 74 %, and hypofibrinogenemia 69 mg/ld., D-dimers was very
high at 10500 ?g/L for a normal at 500 ?g/L, factor V at 65 %, Liver enzymes
were normal, tumors markers (ACE, CA19, 9, aplhafoeotprotein) were normal too
and her albumin level was 30 g/l. In view of the size of the lesion and of the
low hepatic volume remaining after hepatectomy an associated liver partition
and portal right vein ligation for staged hepatectomy was done. Abnormalities
in hematological and coagulative systems were improved after ligation and
returned to normal after hepatectomy (Figures 2 and 3).
Hemangioma is the most common benign liver tumor; accounting for 73% of all benign liver tumors [5], however the association with an adult Kasabach-merritt syndrome is too rare, which is more common in children and uncommon in adults, over 30 years only 17 cases was reported in literature. Giant hemangioma is all tumors with size > 10 cm [6], Hemangioma are more common in middle-aged women 49.8 years, the average size was 23.4 cm; a surgical treatment was realized in 73 % of patients [7], For patients with adult Kasabach-Merritt syndrome associated with giant liver hemangioma, intratumor thrombus consumed a large amount of coagulation factors, linked to an abnormal and proliferating endothelium resulting in coagulation disorders and thrombocytopenia, which was a valid indication for surgical treatment [8-10], For patients with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome associated with liver hemangioma, the tumor is usually extremely giant, posing a significant risk during liver resection.
Figure 1: CT images of a patient with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome associated with giant liver hemangioma.
Figure 2: Preoperative
image of giant liver hemangioma occupied all the right liver.
Figure 3: Beginning of Parenchymotomy for ALPPS procedure.
There was still a debate
on the surgical procedures for liver hemangioma; those who are for liver
resection [11,12] and who are for enucleation.
The role of arterial
embolization as a treatment for primary and secondary hepatic neoplasms is well
established [13,14] for hepatic hemangioma and Kasabach-Merritt syndrome there
are limited data, but one report utilizing intravenous cryoprecipitate plus
infusion of intra-arterial thrombin and aminocaproic acid resulted in complete
stasis within the hepatic hemangioma. Unfortunately, in most cases,
embolization is only temporarily effective in reducing the size of the
hemangioma and improving the Bleeding diathesis [13].
Currently, the primary
treatments for liver hemangioma include; liver resection, enucleation, and
interventional embolism, liver transplantation has been used to treat Kasabach-
Merritt syndrome associated with giant liver hemangioma, with good recovery of
coagulation and platelets after transplant [15]. Enucleation is associated with
a few intra-abdominal complications, it should be preferred when location and
size permit [16] if not a liver resection is required.
Adult Kasabach-merritt
syndrome associated with a giant liver hemangioma is uncommon, Abnormalities
and disorders in hematological and coagulative system return to normal after
surgery. Different therapeutic options are available; enucleation, liver resection,
embolization then resection and hepatic transplantation.