title: Mesenchymal hamartoma mimicking hepatoblastoma: A cytological pitfall.
abstract: The case of a 9-month-old infant who presented with an abdominal mass since birth is discussed here. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology of this mass was performed, from which it was thought to be a small round tumor, possibly a hepatoblastoma (HB). Histopathologically, however, it was found to be a mesenchymal hamartoma (MH). This case report thus highlights this cytological limitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shilpi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Deeksha
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Tanuja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bundela
keywords: Cytology; hepatoblastoma (HB); mesenchymal hamartoma (MH)