title: Primary lever masses in infants.
abstract: Sixteen primary liver masses in infants less than 2 years of age collected from four centers over 12 years included six hepatoblastomas, five benign vascular tumors, three amebic abscesses, a simple hepatic cyst and a calcified cystic hematoma. The diagnostic features of the various lesions are reviewed and the efficient use of the different imaging modalities is discussed. Modern ultrasound techniques offer a diagnostic short-cut in the investigation of primary liver masses in infants and should be done early.
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography