The Cystic Hepatic Mesenchymal Hamartoma in an Adult Mistaken for Hydatid Disease: Case Report Publisher



Yazdi NA^{1, 2} ; Salahshour F^{1, 2} ; Dashti H¹ ; Safaei M³ ; Behestani S² ; Moayeri M² ; Ahmadi MA²
Source: Iranian Journal of Radiology Published:2021

Abstract

Hydatid cyst is one of the predominantly cystic liver lesions and is also a zoonotic disease that is highly endemic in the Mediter-ranean region. This condition has extensive differential diagnoses, such as hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma, a rare benign hepatic tumor, which commonly occurs in infants and children, and is extremely rare in adults. Its imaging findings vary from a cystic tumor to a solid mass occupying one or both lobes of the liver. We report an unusual case of a purely cystic mesenchymal hamar-toma of the liver in a 60-year-old female patient. The patient had been treated with albendazole for several years; however, the final histopathology revealed mesenchymal hamartoma. © 2021, Author(s).