title: Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver of an infant--case report.
abstract: A 10-month-old boy was found to have a huge hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma. Histologically the lesion appeared as large islands of loose mesenchymal tissue with profuse cystic bile ducts and hepatic cells. There were profuse bile duct and blood-vessel communications between the hamartoma and the right lobe of the liver. Because of benign nature of this rare neoplasm, more conservative operations are indicated rather than formal hepatic lobectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sişli Etfal State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Senyüz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bozbora
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Girişken
mesh_terms: D006222:Hamartoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male