Case Report

Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Mesenchymal Hamartoma of Liver: A Case Report

Table 1

Congenital mesenchymal hamartoma of liver: presentation and management.

Author, year, number of cases ( 𝑛 )Gestational age (weeks)Presentation/mode of deliveryManagementPost-op course followupTumour size

Kamata et al. [1] 2003 𝑛 = 1 30Rapidly growing cyst with maternal hypertension, anemia, preterm labor. Cesarean deliverySurgical resection3-year followup: alive and healthy 7 × 6 × 5  cm
Bartho et al. [2] 1992 𝑛 = 1 31Abdominal cyst.
Cesarean delivery
Hepato lobectomyNA 7 × 4  cm
Tovbin et al. [3] 1997 𝑛 = 1 29Abdominal cyst.
Vaginal delivery
Surgical excision15th postnatal day 1 0 × 8  cm
Dickinson et al. [4] 1999 𝑛 = 1 26Progressing abdominal mass fetal hydrops, fetal demise. Vaginal deliveryNilNil 8 × 7 × 6  cm
Tsao et al. [5] 2002 𝑛 = 2 Fetus 1: 35Fetus 1: rapidly growing mass, vaginal delivery.
Fetus 2: rapidly progressing mass, fetal hydrops
Fetus 1: antenatalaspiration postnatal laparoscopic excision of cyst.
Fetus 2: excision, neonatal death
Fetus 1: two-week postoperative period was normal
Fetus 2: autopsy showed hamartoma umbilical vein compression
Fetus 1: 9 × 6  cm
Fetus 2: 1 3 × 1 3 × 7  cm weighed 635 g
Laberge et al. [6] 2005 𝑛 = 1 23Abdominal cyst polyhydramnios, fetal hydrops, fetal demiseNilPlacental villous hyperplasia

NA: not available.