Infantile hemangioendothelioma.
Primary hepatic tumors are uncommon in children and account for only three per cent of the tumors in children. Infantile hemangioendothelioma is a rare benign hepatic tumor arising from mesenchymal tissue. Most of the cases present before six months. An unusual presentation and progression of infantile hemangioendothelioma is reported in a 19-month-old female child. The diagnosis was arrived at by radiological and histopathological examination. The patient underwent excision surgery, following which made an uneventful recovery. On follow-up at six months, patient was asymptomatic with no evidence of recurrence.
Parmar
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Department of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai-400 012, Maharashtra, India. rameshparmar@yaloo.com
Bavdekar
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Borwankar
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Muranjan
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Shenoy
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D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography