Mesenchymal hamartoma or embryonal sarcoma of the liver in childhood: a difficult diagnosis before complete surgical excision

Wildhaber, Barbara; Montaruli, Ernesto; Guérin, Florent; Branchereau, Sophie; Martelli, Hélène; Gauthier, Frédéric

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.04.005

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Mesenchymal hamartoma or embryonal sarcoma of the liver in childhood: a difficult diagnosis before complete surgical excision

ContributorsWildhaber, Barbara; Montaruli, Ernesto; Guérin, Florent; Branchereau, Sophie; Martelli, Hélène; Gauthier, Frédéric

Published inJournal of pediatric surgery, vol. 49, no. 9, p. 1372-1377

Publication date2014

Abstract

Clinical experience shows that the primary diagnosis of mesenchymal hamartoma (MHL) and embryonal sarcoma of the liver (ESL) recurrently is mistaken, leading to inadequate managements. We evaluated the accuracy of the primary diagnosis of those liver tumors, compared with the final histological diagnosis.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

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Recherche clinique en chirurgie pédiatrique (886)

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WILDHABER, Barbara et al. Mesenchymal hamartoma or embryonal sarcoma of the liver in childhood: a difficult diagnosis before complete surgical excision. In: Journal of pediatric surgery, 2014, vol. 49, n° 9, p. 1372–1377. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.04.005

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PID : unige:48449
DOI : 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.04.005
PMID : 25148740

Journal ISSN0022-3468

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Mesenchymal hamartoma or embryonal sarcoma of the liver in childhood: a difficult diagnosis before complete surgical excision

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