title: Prenatal imaging of congenital hepatic tumors: a report of three cases.
abstract: The generalization of screening pregnancy ultrasound (US) studies has increased the detection of congenital tumors, including hepatic masses. In these cases, prenatal MRI is often used as a complementary imaging study. We present three cases of congenital hepatic tumors-two hemangiomas and one hamartoma-detected in utero and followed up in our institution. The retrospective analysis of their US and MRI prenatal imaging findings shows significant overlapping, indicating that the characterization of congenital hepatic tumors based exclusively on imaging findings is challenging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon, 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: leonor.alamo@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Leonor
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alamo
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon, 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Ludovic
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon, 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Yvan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vial
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva (HUG), Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, Genève 1205, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Mehrak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anooshiravani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon, 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Reto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meuli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Congenital haemangioma; Congenital hepatic tumors; Hepatoblastoma; Mesenchymal hamartoma; Prenatal imaging