title: Hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma.
abstract: Hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma (HMH) is a rare liver tumour in childhood. It is believed to be a benign tumour with a good prognosis if the tumour is excised. Only a few cases with local relapse or metastasis have been reported. We reviewed 134 patients with space-occupying liver lesions, from January 1990 to December 1999, and four patients with HMH were found. Abdominal mass and/or distension were the common initial presentations. Three of our four cases were diagnosed in the first year of life. The liver function tests and tumour markers were non-specific. Case 1 underwent tumour enucleation and another three cases underwent tumour excision. One patient died. No tumour recurrence was noted in the surviving patients.
authors: Department of Pediatrics of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors: J-B
authors: JB
authors: Yen
authors: M-S
authors: MS
authors: Kong
authors: J-N
authors: JN
authors: Lin
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed