| Hematoma
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Etiology
•Hematomas of the liver usually result
from trauma.
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Pathogenesis
•A hematoma is a collection of blood outside of the
blood vessel, but confined within tissue.
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Epidemiology
•Not common
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General Gross Description
•Grossly, a hematoma appears as a collection of blood,
often between the capsule of the liver and the
parenchyma.
•However, a hematoma can exist anywhere within the
liver parenchyma.
•Examples:
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General Microscopic Description
•Microscopically, the lesion is characterized by a
collection of blood lying outside of a
blood vessel, usually not surrounded by a
capsule.
•Examples:
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Clinical Correlation
•Aside from the clinical condition that resulted in the
hematoma, hematomas of the liver have no consequence.
•Occasionally, a very large hematoma, which continues to
collect blood and is subcapsular in location can rupture
into the peritoneal cavity with disastrous consequences.
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References
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| Hematoma
| | Synopsis by: T.V.Rajan, M.D., Ph.D. (T56000M37100)[494]
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