[Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver in a child: a case report].
Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver is a rare, benign tumor that presents mostly before the age of 2 years. Its pathogenesis is poorly understood. We present the case of a 2.5-year-old female patient who had a large cystic mass of the liver of which the hamartomatous nature was confirmed by the pathological examination of the surgical specimen. We discuss the clinicopathological, imaging, and histological features of this unusual tumor through a review of the literature.
Service de chirurgie viscérale infantile Chirurgie A, hôpital d'Enfants, Rabat, Maroc. ammorabdelouhab@hotmail.com
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Ammor
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Margi
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Lamalmi
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Oulahyane
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Malihy
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Cherkaoui
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Bouhafs
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Kaddouri
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Abdelhak
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Benhmamouch
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed