How is liver hamartoma treated?

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Hepatic hamartoma is a kind of benign tumor, which is characterized by dysplasia of embryo. The disease mostly occurs in infants, mostly in 4 months to 2 years old, usually before the age of 5 years old, more common in men, adult onset is extremely rare. Many people can't cure for a long time, not because they can't cure well, but because they don't understand. Let's introduce how to treat hepatic hamartoma?.

How is liver hamartoma treated?

First: no symptoms in the early stage. Some children have abdominal mass at birth, which can increase rapidly with the growth and development. At this time, the mass can be palpable in the right upper abdomen, which is hard without tenderness and moves up and down with breathing.

Second: late abdominal painless huge mass and the resulting compression symptoms. Gastrointestinal manifestations include nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension and constipation. The upward compression of the mass on the diaphragm can cause dyspnea. In severe cases, it can cause respiratory distress or cardiac insufficiency, anemia and emaciation.

Third, surgical treatment is still the first choice of the disease. Because hamartoma often has a clear boundary with normal liver tissue, tumor resection can be selected. If the tumor adheres to the liver tissue closely, partial hepatectomy or lobectomy can be performed. Most of the livers in children have no sclerosis and have strong regenerative ability, which provides the conditions for extensive hepatectomy.

matters needing attention

Hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma is a benign lesion, a developmental malformation, with no tendency of malignant transformation and good prognosis. The disease recurred occasionally and should be followed up postoperatively.