What Causes Liver Hemangioma?
As already mentioned, the exact causes of liver hemangioma are not identified till now. Hemangioma in liver may be formed when the child is in the mother’s womb (during gestation) or developed after birth. Many people consider hepatic hemangioma as a congenital defect; while some opined it as a result of hormonal imbalance. There are no sufficient clinical trials that prove either of the statements. Medical studies are ongoing for finding the possible causes of hemangioma of liver. Since the problem of liver hemangioma is related to overproduction of the blood vessels, it is believed that liver hemangioma may be caused due to the abnormal growth of endothelial cells that are linings of the blood vessels. It is also observed that the chances of developing liver hemangioma are more in the right lobe of the liver than the left one. It is estimated that about 7 percent of the healthy population have hemangioma of the liver. The usage of steroids and oral contraceptives are shown to exacerb
