Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver: a case report and literature review.

• Author(s): Rosado, E ; Cabral, P ; Campo, M ; Tavares, A
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/963
• Origin: Repositório do Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca
• Subject(s): Mesenchymal hamartoma; Liver diseases; Child
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

We report a case of a mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver in a two-year-old boy. He presented to the emergency room with abdominal distention and vomiting. Abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography were performed and revealed a large, intra-peritoneal lesion, with thick wall, multiple cysts of variable size and solid septa. The lesion was surgically resected. Pathological examination revealed a mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver. We are including a short literature review, highlighting the main features of mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver, and discussing its differential diagnosis.