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The purpose of our study was to analyze the clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of these conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 57 patients (25 with hemangioma, 13 with HEHE, and 19 with HAS) provided hepatic vascular endothelial cell data between June 2006 and May 2017.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The proportions of cases with circumscribed margins were 88% (22\/25), 84.6% (11\/13), and 31.6% (6\/19) for hemangioma, HEHE, and HAS, respectively (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). HAS lesions were less likely to have circumscribed margins. The proportions of lesions with hemorrhaging were 4% (1\/25), 30.8% (4\/13), and 36.8% (7\/19) for hemangioma, HEHE, and HAS, respectively (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.014). HEHE and HAS cases were more likely to show heterogeneous signals on T1-weighted (T1WI) MRI. HEHE and HAS cases were more likely to show heterogeneous signals on T2-weighted (T2WI) MRI. Centripetal enhancement was the most common pattern in vascular tumors, with proportions of 100, 46.2% (6\/13), and 68.4% (13\/19) for hemangioma, HEHE, and HAS, respectively. The difference in enhancement pattern between HEHE and HAS was not significant, but rim enhancement was more common for HEHE (46.2%, 6\/13).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study revealed clinical and imaging differences between HEHE and HAS. The platelet count (PLT) and coagulation function of the HAS group decreased, whereas the alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level increased. The 5-year survival rate for HAS was significantly lower than that of HEHE. A higher malignancy degree indicated a more blurred lesion margin, easier occurrence of hemorrhaging, and more heterogeneous T1WI and T2WI signals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12880-020-00465-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,29]],"date-time":"2020-06-29T07:02:59Z","timestamp":1593414179000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Comparison of the clinical and MRI features of patients with hepatic hemangioma, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, or angiosarcoma"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Zhuangsheng","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Lilei","family":"Yi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Junhao","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ruqiong","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Keming","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Xiangmeng","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ronggang","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1331-1858","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wansheng","family":"Long","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"465_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"302","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0028-1085098","volume":"28","author":"P Bioulac-Sage","year":"2008","unstructured":"Bioulac-Sage P, Laumonier H, Laurent C, et al. 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