Giant mesenchymal hamartoma in pediatric patients: A new indication for liver transplantation

• Main Authors: Ana M. Arrunategui (Author), Luis Armando Caicedo (Author), Laura S. Thomas (Author), Verónica Botero (Author), Oscar García (Author), Edwin Carrascal (Author), Lorena I. Gómez (Author), Leidys Gutiérrez (Author), Alejandro Delgado (Author), Oscar Serrano (Author), Jorge I. Villegas (Author), Gabriel Jaime Echeverri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mesenchymal hamartoma is the second most frequent benign liver tumor in young children and usually occurs in the first two years of life. Currently, the gold standard for treatment is a complete surgical resection. We report a 17-month old patient with a giant mesenchymal hamartoma who, due to the i...