We present a multiseptated mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver in a 10-year-old male patient, a rare benign tumor of childhood. The characteristic ultrasound and CT appearances of this unusual tumor are reviewed. A single septal calciยฎcation associated with this tumor was demonstrated, an association
Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver: is biopsy always necessary?
โ Scribed by J. Millard; N. Fraser; R. J. Stewart
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 143 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-0358
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