A Rare Cause of Hepatomegaly: Infantile Hepatic Hemangiomendothelioma

Abstract

Infantile hepatic hemangiomendothelioma, a bening vascular neoplasia derived from endothelial cells, is the most common newborn tumor located in the liver. The tumor has female predominancy. Mostly, it is associated with a good prognosis and may show spontaneous regression by the time the infant is 1 year of age. Although most of the patients are asymptomatic, abdominal mass, hepatomegaly, jaundice, nausea, and vomiting can be encountered among common clinical findings. Herein, a 1.5-month-old boy with abdominal distention was referred to our gastroenterology unit for hepatomegaly. Non-invasive diagnostic modalities revealed infantile hepatic hemangioendothelioma.