Journal of Cytology (Jan 2015)

Mesenchymal hamartoma mimicking hepatoblastoma: A cytological pitfall

  • Deepti Verma,
  • Shilpi Agarwal,
  • Vandana Puri,
  • Deeksha Singh,
  • Tanuja Bundela

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-9371.168903
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 32, no. 3
pp. 197 – 200

Abstract

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The case of a 9-month-old infant who presented with an abdominal mass since birth is discussed here. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology of this mass was performed, from which it was thought to be a small round tumor, possibly a hepatoblastoma (HB). Histopathologically, however, it was found to be a mesenchymal hamartoma (MH). This case report thus highlights this cytological limitation.

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