Mucinous Cystadenoma: A Rare Hepatic Tumor in a Child

Frontiers in Pediatrics

David Hernandez-Gonzalo¹  Regino Gonzalez-Peralta²  Danielle A. Ferraguti²  Ivan Zendejas⁴  Molly McGetrick⁵ 

[1] Department of Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States;Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States;Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Intermountain Medical Center, Canyon Surgical Associates, Murray, UT, United States;Division of Surgery, Intermountain Medical Center, Canyon Surgical Associates, Murray, UT, United States;General Education, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States;

关键词: liver mass;    children;    pediatrics;    mucinous cystadenoma;    liver tumors;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2017.00215

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Mucinous cystadenomas (MCAs) of the liver (also called hepatic biliary cystadenomas) are rare tumors that comprise about 5% of cystic masses of the liver in adults. These slow-growing lesions most commonly occur in middle-aged individuals, with a female sex predominance. Herein, we present a MCA in a 6-year-old male, one of only very few such cases described in the pediatric literature to date. Although MCAs are generally considered benign lesions, malignant transformation rarely occurs. The recurrence rate is high when partial cyst excision is performed. Therefore, complete surgical cyst resection with clinical follow-up, including imaging, is warranted.

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