title: Focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver and elevated alpha fetoprotein level in an infant with isolated hemihyperplasia.
abstract: A case of focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver in a 43-day-old baby girl with isolated hemihyperplasia and elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein is presented. The child referred to our hospital with bilateral renal masses detected by prenatal and postnatal ultrasonography. A mass lesion was detected in segment 6 of liver and was diagnosed as focal nodular hyperplasia. We present this case to emphasize the presence of focal nodular hyperplasia in a patient with isolated hemihypertrophy and elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. hahdem@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hac Ahmet
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varan
authors.forename: Zuhal
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Akçören
authors.forename: Mithat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haliloglu
authors.forename: Münevver
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Büyükpamukcu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D020518:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006470:Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013844:Thiazoles; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D013844:Thiazoles; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; C526158:cystothiazole D