Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Mesenchymal Hamartoma of Liver : A Case Report
Hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma is a rare benign tumor. We present an unusual case of a fetal abdominal cyst, later diagnosed histopathologically to be mesenchymal hamartoma of liver. The organ of origin was indeterminate on both prenatal and postnatal ultrasounds. As there are no specific sonological...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology 2011-01, Vol.2011 (2011), p.1-3 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma is a rare benign tumor. We present an unusual case of a fetal abdominal cyst, later diagnosed histopathologically to be mesenchymal hamartoma of liver. The organ of origin was indeterminate on both prenatal and postnatal ultrasounds. As there are no specific sonological findings, whenever a large multicystic fetal abdominal cyst is seen, mesenchymal hamartoma should be considered as a possibility. |
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ISSN: | 2090-6684 2090-6692 |
DOI: | 10.1155/2011/932583 |