title: Giant hamartoma of liver mimicking malignancy.
abstract: Two infants with mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver are reported. This lesion clinically simulates a malignant neoplasm very closely and awareness is essential to avoid unnecessary major hepatic resections. The cases were successfully treated with simple enucleation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Narasimharao
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Narasimhan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katariya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaushik
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mitra
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography