Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver in an adult: A review of the literature

Mesenchyma[ hamartoma of the liver is an unusual oncologic entity which occ urs almost exclusively in infancy and childhood, fewer than 200 cases have been reported. We present the case of a 21-year-old female, who was admitte d to our institution with a painful right subcostal mass lasting for 6 mont hs, who had no evidence of generalised disease. Imaging procedures revealed a central solid lesion, 15 cm in diameter, in the right lobe of the liver with cystic degeneration. The patient underwent a formal right hepatectomy. The pathology report ascertained the presence of a benign mesenchymal hama rtoma of the liver.