Abstract

ORTIZ MARIN, DIANA CRISTINA; ZAPATA-SCHWARZ, ANA LAURA  and  VASQUEZ LOPEZ, HERNÁN DARÍO. Hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma: case report and literature review. CES Med. [online]. 2010, vol.24, n.1, pp.71-76. ISSN 0120-8705.

Hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma is a benign liver tumor that occurs mainly in children under 2 years and is a rare diagnosis despite being the second most common benign liver tumor in this age group. Is important to consider its diagnosis because it has a wide range of clinical presentation. We report a case a 9 months patient from the rural area who consulted to the emergency department of local hospital with presumptive diagnosis of abdominal mass. With an adequate physical examination, computed tomography of abdomen, complete resection of the mass and complementary studies of tumor pathology, the diagnosis of hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma was made. We review the clinical aspects of the disease, imaginology, and treatment. Conclusion: The HMH is a condition to be considered as a differential diagnosis in children under 2 years with liver tumors. Is a benign tumor, which usually has good prognosis if diagnosed before it has a very wide local extension and definitive management is surgical resection of the tumor

Keywords : Liver tumors; Mesenchyma; Hamartoma; Case report.

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