title: Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver.
abstract: The case of a 19 yr-old female with abdominal pain, jaundice, and hepatomegaly is reported. A large mass replacing the left hepatic lobe, detected by scintigraphic and angiographic studies and also by means of ultrasound and transhepatic radio-opaque filling, proved to be cystic. A left hepatic lobectomy was performed. Pathologic examination revealed a mesenchymal hamartoma, a rather rare event in view of the patient's age. Prompt recovery followed surgery, and the patient is well and symptomless 1 yr after operation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery