title: Telangiectatic focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver in an infant with spontaneous regression: a case report.
abstract: A distinctive mass in the liver in a two-month-old girl with elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level was diagnosed as telangiectatic focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) after biopsy. The tumor spontaneously regressed and finally became no longer detectable by any imaging study within normal range of AFP. The nature of this novel entity and its management are discussed based on literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan. hhitoshi@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirakawa
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Hiromitu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matuda
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hinoki
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D020518:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins