title: Benign cartilaginous tumor (chondroma) of the liver.
abstract: A 44-year-old woman with a large benign cartilaginous tumor (chondroma) of the liver is presented. After being followed up by computed tomography for 6 years and with imagining evidence for a recent increase in its size, this asymptomatic tumor was successfully removed at surgery. The resected tumor proved to be chondroma, a benign cartilaginous tumor. A review of the literature showed no previous reports of this type of hepatic neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Fried
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wardzala
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Willson
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sinanan
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Marchioro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haggitt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*