Korean J Pediatr Hematol Oncol.
2000 Apr;7(1):153-159.
A Case of Childhood Multiple Focal Nodular Hyperplasia of the Liver
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Diagnostic, Radiology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Focal nodular hyperplvasia (FNH) is a rare benign hepatic tumor that likely represents a local hyperplastic response of hepatocytes to a congenital vascular anomaly. FNH is typically asymtomatic and has a benign course. Hepatic resection is performed when the lesions are large, symptomatic and complicated or when the diagnosis remains uncertain. Although many cases of FNH in children have been described to date in other countries, only one Korean case of multiple FNH has been reported on English literature. We recently experienced a rare case of multiple FNH in a 10-year-old boy, that was confirmed by right inferior subsegmentectomy, left lateral segmentectomy and left medial tumorectomy. We report this case with brief review of literature.
