Mesenchymal Hamartoma of the Liver : Report of an Adult Case and Review of the Literature

Masaaki WADA; Eiji OHASHI; Hirofumi JIN; Masashi NISHIKAWA; Shigeyuki SHINTANI; Masato YAMASHITA; Masakatsu KANO; Naoki YAMANAKA; Takashi NISHIGAMI; Takashi SHIMOYAMA

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.31.1370

Masaaki WADA, Eiji OHASHI, Hirofumi JIN, Masashi NISHIKAWA, Shigeyuki SHINTANI, Masato YAMASHITA, Masakatsu KANO, Naoki YAMANAKA, Takashi NISHIGAMI, Takashi SHIMOYAMA

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Masaaki WADA
the Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine
Eiji OHASHI
the Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine
Hirofumi JIN
the Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine
Masashi NISHIKAWA
the Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine
Shigeyuki SHINTANI
the Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine
Masato YAMASHITA
the Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine
Masakatsu KANO
the Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine
Naoki YAMANAKA
the First Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine
Takashi NISHIGAMI
the Second Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine
Takashi SHIMOYAMA
the Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine

Keywords: ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, angiography

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1992 Volume 31 Issue 12 Pages 1370-1375

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.31.1370

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Abstract

A case of mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver incidentally found to be a hyperechoic mass by abdominal ultrasonography in a 62-year-old male is described. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the liver confirmed the presence of a well-demarcated inhomogeneous mass in the left medial segment. Hepatic arteriography revealed the mass to be generally hypovascular. Histopathologic diagnosis of the resected specimen was a solid form of benign mesenchymal hamartoma, a rather rare lesion for the patient's age. Fifteen adult cases of hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma in the literature including the present case are reviewed.
(Internal Medicine 31 : 1370-1375, 1992)

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