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Ruptured cystic mesenchymal hamartoma: An unusual cause of neonatal ascites

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Cystic mesenchymal hamartoma is an uncommon benign liver neoplasm usually seen in infants with an asymptomatic abdominal mass [1]. We report a neonate who presented with a ruptured cystic mesenchymal hamartoma which produced respiratory distress due to massive ascites. To our knowledge, this complication has never been reported.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    J. C. George, M. D. Cohen & R. D. Tarver

  2. Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    R. N. Rosales

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George, J.C., Cohen, M.D., Tarver, R.D. et al. Ruptured cystic mesenchymal hamartoma: An unusual cause of neonatal ascites. Pediatr Radiol 24, 304–305 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02015467

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