Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver responsive to cyclophosphamide therapy: therapeutic approach.
A newborn infant is described with a highly vascular hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma causing hydrops fetalis, congestive heart failure, and consumption coagulopathy. There was a remarkable response of this life-threatening condition to cyclophosphamide therapy. A review of the various alternative therapeutic modalities is presented.
D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D003520:Cyclophosphamide