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19 April 2023: Articles

A Case of a Refractory Bleeding Giant Vaginal Wall Cavernous Hemangioma Successfully Managed with Sclerotherapy

Rare disease

Mari Fukuoka A , Toshiyuki Okumura A* , Ayato Hayashi A , Natsumi Takeda A , Akari Koizumi B , Takafumi Ujihira B , Shintaro Makino A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939474

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939474

Figure 3. (A) Dynamic computed tomography scan (axial) of the pelvic region in the arterial layer showing a strong contrast effect in the entire vagina, which is suggestive of abundant blood flow (white arrowheads). Urinary bladder (white arrow), rectum (yellow arrow). (B) Two months after embolization. Vaginal wall hemangioma is obscured (white arrowhead); urinary bladder (white arrow); rectum (yellow arrow). (C) Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance image (T2, sagittal) of the pelvic region showing the entire vaginal wall seemed to be replaced by a hemangioma with a diameter of 10 cm (white arrowheads); urinary bladder (white arrow); rectum (yellow arrow). (D) Four months after sclerotherapy; vaginal wall hemangioma became obscured; uterus (white arrow); vagina (yellow arrow).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923