MIXED ADENOMA (HAMARTOMA) OF THE LIVER: REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: R M LEVENSON, D G MASON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Case Reports1 January 1953MIXED ADENOMA (HAMARTOMA) OF THE LIVER: REPORT OF A CASEROBERT M. LEVENSON, M.D., DAVID G. MASON, M.D.ROBERT M. LEVENSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID G. MASON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-1-136 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPrimary benign tumors of the liver, other than angiomas, are rare. Hoffman1 reviewed the literature in 1942 and was able to find only 58 cases reported. He added one case of his own. No attempt was made to classify these lesions.Primary benign liver tumors may arise from either the liver cells or the bile duct epithelium. These are classified as liver cell adenomas or bile duct adenomas. In addition, a third type of tumor occurs. This lesion is composed of both liver cells and bile ducts. Such lesions have been classified by Warvi2 asmixed type adenomas and by...Bibliography1. Hoffman HS: Benign hepatoma, Ann. Int. Med. 17: 130 (July) 1942. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Warvi WN: Primary tumors of the liver, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 80: 643 (June) 1945. Google Scholar3. GerdingPoppMartineau WJMFPC: Hamartomatous cholangiohepatoma, report of a case, J. A. M. A. 145: 821 (March 17) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Albrecht E: Hamartomas, Verhandl. d. deutsch. path. Gesellsch. 7: 153, 1904. Google Scholar5. LaddGross WERE: Abdominal surgery of infancy and childhood, 1947, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. Google Scholar6. BranchTonningSkinner ADJGF: Adenoma of the liver, Canad. M. A. J. 53: 53 (July) 1945. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. Warvi WN: Primary neoplasms of the liver, Arch. Path. 37: 367 (June) 1944. Google Scholar8. Weidman FD: Huge adenoma of the liver, Proc. Path. Soc. Philadelphia 22: 1919. Google Scholar9. KayTalbert SPC: Adenoma of the liver, mixed type (hamartoma), Cancer 3: 307 (March) 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. FranklinDowning RGCF: Primary liver tumors, Am. J. Surg. 73: 390 (March) 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. Patton RJ: Hamartoma of the liver, Ann. Surg. 127: 180 (Jan.) 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. BensonPemberthy CDGC: Surgical excision of a primary liver tumor (hamartoma) in infant seven months old with recovery, Surgery 12: 881 (Dec.) 1942. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication March 31, 1952.From the Department of Pathology, Providence Hospital, Seattle, Washington. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCystic hamartoma of the liver in an adult presenting as an abdominal emergencyFocal nodular hyperplasia of the liver: A study of 21 pediatric casesBenign hepatic lesions and orally administered contraceptivesFocal nodular hyperplasia of the liverDas gestielte Hamartom der LeberCurrent pediatric references 1 January 1953Volume 38, Issue 1Page: 136-141KeywordsAdenomasBenign tumorsBile ductsCellsEpitheliumLesionsLiver ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...