Abstract
Hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma is a rare benign tumor. We present an unusual case of a fetal abdominal cyst, later diagnosed histopathologically to be mesenchymal hamartoma of liver. The organ of origin was indeterminate on both prenatal and postnatal ultrasounds. As there are no specific sonological findings, whenever a large multicystic fetal abdominal cyst is seen, mesenchymal hamartoma should be considered as a possibility.
Highlights
Increase use of antenatal ultrasound has resulted in greater incidence of prenatal diagnosis of congenital malformations
Mesenchymal hamartoma is a cystic benign tumor, but rapid growth to enormous size can lead to fetal hydrops and demise
Case report with management and review of the literature of congenital mesenchymal hamartoma of liver is presented
Summary
Hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma is a rare benign tumor. We present an unusual case of a fetal abdominal cyst, later diagnosed histopathologically to be mesenchymal hamartoma of liver. The organ of origin was indeterminate on both prenatal and postnatal ultrasounds. As there are no specific sonological findings, whenever a large multicystic fetal abdominal cyst is seen, mesenchymal hamartoma should be considered as a possibility
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