A case of focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver presenting in a 36-we
ek-old fetus is reported. The tumour appeared on antenatal ultrasound
as a 4.0 cm x 3.0 cm x 2.7 cm hypoechoic mass at the periphery of the
right lobe of the liver. Colour Doppler imaging showed it to have prom
inent vascularity. Postnatally, sonography confirmed the presence of a
vascular mass within the liver. The tumour was removed at laparotomy
and was diagnosed as an area of focal nodular hyperplasia on histopath
ological examination.