CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF MESENCHYMAL HAMARTOMA OF THE LIVER

Citation
Dc. Barnhart et al., CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF MESENCHYMAL HAMARTOMA OF THE LIVER, Journal of pediatric surgery, 32(10), 1997, pp. 1495-1498
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,Surgery
ISSN journal
00223468
Volume
32
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1495 - 1498
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(1997)32:10<1495:CMOMHO>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The natural history of mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver is poorly un derstood. This case demonstrates the course of a biopsy-proven mesench ymal hamartoma using sequential computed tomography (CT) examinations. These CT scans show initial expansion of the lesion with subsequent i nvolution, The spontaneous resolution in this patient suggests the pos sibility of conservative management of asymptomatic mesenchymal hamart omas. The case is presented, and the literature on mesenchymal hamarto ma is reviewed. Copyright (C) 1997 by W.B. Saunders Company.