Focal nodular hyperplasia in a child with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) is associated with somatic overgrowth and a high risk for embryonal tumors, including hepatoblastoma, a highly malignant liver tumor of childhood. Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH), on the other hand, is a benign tumor of the liver that is uncommon in childhood. Herein we describe a case of FNH in a child with BWS, the first such report in the literature.
Bordeianou
Liliana
L
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Warren 1153, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Ryan
Daniel P
DP
Goldstein
Allan M
AM
D001506:Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020518:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male