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VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 3 | THIRD QUARTER ISSUE | 2009

Infantile hepatic hemangioendothelioma: an 8-month old infant successfully treated with a corticosteroid

Youssef Al-Tonbary, Ashraf Fouda

Mansoura University Children Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt

How to cite this article:

Al-Tonbary Y, Fouda A. Infantile hepatic hemangioendothelioma: an 8-month old infant successfully treated with a corticosteroid. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2009; 2(3): 422-425.

 

Abstract

Infantile hemangioendothelioma is a rare benign vascular tumor of the liver. We report a case of hepatic hemangioendothelioma in an 8- month-old female infant who presented with hepatomegaly and respiratory distress, which was successfully treated with oral prednisolone for six months.