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The liver
is the largest internal organ in the body. It is also known as primary liver cancer or hepatoma and hepatocellular carcinoma is a cancer arising from the liver. The liver performs several vital functions. It processes and stores many of the nutrients absorbed from the intestine. It also makes some of the clotting factors needed to stop bleeding from a cut or injury. Hemangioma (he-man-ge-O-muh) is the most common type of benign liver tumor.

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Maffucci syndrome is a really rare disorder. Maffucci syndrome is a disorder which affects the skin and skeleton, causing benign cartilage tumors, bone deformities, and dark hemangiomas to grow. Maffucci syndrome is characterized by benign overgrowths of cartilage skeletal deformities, and dark red, irregular shaped patches of skin, resulting from benign growths on the skin consisting of a accumulation of blood vessels (hemangiomas). Maffucci syndrome affects both males and females. Patients are normal at birth and the syndrome manifests during childhood and puberty.

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Capillary hemangiomas are one of the most common benign orbital tumors of infancy. Capillary hemangiomas are typically found at birth. They will grow during the first decade and most will shrink (involutes). Capillary hemangiomas are believed to be hamartomatous proliferations of vascular endothelial cells. They are now thought to be of placental origin due to a unique microvascular phenotype shared by juvenile hemangiomas and human placenta. Capillary hemangiomas may be located anywhere on the body but they are most common on the face, scalp, back, and chest. They may be evident at birth or become noticeable several weeks later. They usually grow quickly, then remain fixed in size and, with time, subside. 50% of systemic capillary hemangiomas can occur in the head and neck region.

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Strawberry hemangiomas are the most common tumors of infancy. Strawberry hemangiomas are a type of vascular birthmark. They consist of an abnormally dense group of widened blood vessels. They appear on the surface of the skin. Mostly the colour of strawberry is red. But in few children it is found as blue spongy masses. Most of the children has have only one hemangiomas. Strawberry hemangiomas are bright red soft, raised, squishy birthmarks with sharp borders. They often start as little red dots surrounded by a pale halo before they grow. They are most common on the head, chest, or upper back. Deeper cavernous hemangiomas often appear bluish, and the borders look less distinct. If the hemangioma is deep enough, the overlying skin might look normal.

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Cavernous hemangiomas are the most common intraorbital tumors found in adults. These common birthmarks usually become symptomatic in older children, with bluish skin discoloration, local swelling, and pain. Cavernous hemangiomas arise from the endothelial cells that line the blood vessels and consist of multiple, large vascular channels lined by a single layer of endothelial cells and supported by collagenous walls. These tumors are frequently asymptomatic and incidentally discovered at imaging, surgery, or autopsy. Hemangiomas are uncommon in cirrhotic livers; the fibrotic process in cirrhotic liver may prohibit their development. Hemangiomas can occur in individuals of any age. The tumors frequently occur in middle-aged women.

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A hemangioma is an abnormal build up of blood vessels in the skin or internal organs. Hemangiomas are one of the most common birthmarks in newborns. Most hemangiomas are not present at birth but develop within the first few weeks to months of life. They are found in up to 10 percent of babies by the age of one. Most children with hemangiomas have only one. Many have a few. Rarely, children may have many, both on the skin and in the internal organs. Some have enough extra vascular tissue to cause anemia or platelet problems. Hemangiomas, both deep and superficial, undergo a rapid growth phase in which the volume and size increase rapidly.

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