Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8811052 | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
This case report describes a twin fetus diagnosed in the third trimester with an enlarging abdominal mass that was confirmed on fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to be a hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma (HMH) without involvement of the placenta. Serial ultrasonography demonstrated progressive enlargement of the mass and infant was delivered at 33Â +Â 6 weeks gestational age following maternal complications. On the fifth day, at laparotomy, a huge mass connected to the lower portion of the liver was completely resected. Microscopic evaluation confirmed a hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma. Postoperative recovery was uneventful and the infant was discharged at 4 weeks. The antenatal diagnosis of the hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma by fetal MRI and subsequent follow-up by serial ultrasonography emphasizes the importance of combining these 2 modalities for optimal management of the pregnancy to allow a favorable outcome.
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Authors
Ramy Abramsky, Admit Ben Haim, Kyla Marks, Esther Maor, Dan Tirosh, Reli Hershkovitz, Ilan Shelef, Dragan Kravarusic, Antonella Nahom Di Veroli,