Congenital hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma associated with mesenchymal stem villous hyperplasia of the placenta: case report.
A newborn with an unusual association of hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma and mesenchymal stem villous hyperplasia of the placenta is presented. At birth, the large hepatic mass caused severe respiratory distress necessitating early surgical intervention. This report on the association of hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma and mesenchymal stem villous hyperplasia of the placenta strongly suggests a common pathogenetic origin of the 2 lesions.
Carta
Maurizio
M
Dipartimento Materno Infantile, Università di Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy. mauriziocarta@yahoo.it
Maresi
Emiliano
E
Giuffrè
Mario
M
Catalano
Giuseppe
G
Piro
Ettore
E
Siracusa
Fortunato
F
Corsello
Giovanni
G
D000328:Adult; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000175:diagnosis; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008648:Mesoderm; D010920:Placenta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis