Mucinous Cystadenoma: A Rare Hepatic Tumor in a Child.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2017
Abstract
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.
Volume
5
First Page
215
Last Page
215
ISSN
2296-2360
Published In/Presented At
Ferraguti, D. A., McGetrick, M., Zendejas, I., Hernandez-Gonzalo, D., & Gonzalez-Peralta, R. (2017). Mucinous Cystadenoma: A Rare Hepatic Tumor in a Child. Frontiers in pediatrics, 5, 215. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2017.00215
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
29062832
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article