Infantile Hemangioendothelioma

Justus E. Roos, Roger Pfiffner, Thomas Stallmach, Gerd Stuckmann, Borut Marincek, Ulrich Willi
2003 Radiographics  
A 1-month-old baby girl presented with failure to thrive after an uneventful gestation and normal delivery. Physical examination showed a palpable mass in the left hemiabdomen but was otherwise unremarkable. Lactic dehydrogenase and ferritin levels were increased, whereas the ␣-fetoprotein level was normal and testing for ␤human chorionic gonadotropin was negative. Various imaging procedures demonstrated a large, left upper abdominal tumor arising from the left hepatic lobe. The tumor was
more » ... tely removed surgically. Histologic analysis demonstrated infantile hemangioendothelioma. Follow-up ultrasonography (US) showed no recurrence.
doi:10.1148/rg.236035024 pmid:14615570 fatcat:g4kjigck3nc5nha2ae3noeqd4u