Mass Type |
Age/Epidemiology |
Ultrasound Features |
CT/MRI Features |
Other Key Features |
Congenital Hemangioma |
Present and maximum size at birth |
Well-defined, unifocal, hypervascular, heterogeneous |
Early peripheral enhancement, centripetal fill-in, arteriovenous shunting |
Can present with cardiac failure, regresses over time |
Infantile Hemangioma |
Develops postnatally |
Multiple, may or may not be hypervascular, hypoechoic with hyperechoic rim or hyperechoic |
Early arterial enhancement, possible washout on delayed phase; not present at birth |
Associated cutaneous lesions, develops after birth, associated hypothyroidism |
Mesenchymal Hamartoma |
<2 years, may be prenatal |
Multiloculated cystic mass, septations |
Predominantly cystic with septa, minimal enhancement, may have solid areas |
Large, cystic, septated, minimal enhancement |
Hepatoblastoma |
<5 years, rare in neonates |
Solid, heterogeneous, ± calcifications |
Well-defined, solid, lobulated, arterial enhancement, calcifications, necrosis |
Elevated AFP (age-adjusted), calcifications, solid, lobulated |
Metastatic Neuroblastoma |
Neonates with known primary |
Multiple hypoechoic lesions |
Multiple lesions, variable enhancement, ± calcifications |
Adrenal/retroperitoneal primary, multiple hepatic lesions |
References.
1. Optimizing Imaging of Pediatric Liver Lesions: Guidelines From the Pediatric LI-RADS Working Group.Chavhan GB, Schooler GR, Tang ER, et al. Radiographics : A Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 2023;43(1):e220043. doi:10.1148/rg.220043.
2. From the Archives of the AFIP: Pediatric Liver Masses: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation Part 1. Benign Tumors.Chung EM, Cube R, Lewis RB, Conran RM. Radiographics : A Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 2010;30(3):801-26. doi:10.1148/rg.303095173.
3. Computed Tomography Imaging and Clinical Features of Congenital Hepatoblastoma: A Retrospective Analysis.Li L, Liu W, Wen R, Jin K. Medicine. 2020;99(31):e21174. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000021174.
4. Primary Mesenchymal Liver Tumors of Childhood.Saeed O, Saxena R. Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology. 2017;34(2):201-207. doi:10.1053/j.semdp.2016.12.016.
5.From the Archives of the AFIP: Pediatric Liver Masses: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation. Part 2. Malignant Tumors.Chung EM, Lattin GE, Cube R, et al.Radiographics : A Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 2011 Mar-Apr;31(2):483-507. doi:10.1148/rg.312105201.
6.Accuracy of Contrast-Enhanced CT in Liver Neoplasms in Children Under 2 years Age.Rajasimman AS, Patil V, Gala KB, et al.
Pediatric Radiology. 2024;54(12):1946-1955. doi:10.1007/s00247-024-05958-w.
7. Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Incidental Liver Lesions in Children.Karmazyn B, Rao GS, Johnstone LS, et al. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2022;74(3):320-327. doi:10.1097/MPG.0000000000003377.
1. Optimizing Imaging of Pediatric Liver Lesions: Guidelines From the Pediatric LI-RADS Working Group.Chavhan GB, Schooler GR, Tang ER, et al. Radiographics : A Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 2023;43(1):e220043. doi:10.1148/rg.220043.
2. From the Archives of the AFIP: Pediatric Liver Masses: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation Part 1. Benign Tumors.Chung EM, Cube R, Lewis RB, Conran RM. Radiographics : A Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 2010;30(3):801-26. doi:10.1148/rg.303095173.
3. Computed Tomography Imaging and Clinical Features of Congenital Hepatoblastoma: A Retrospective Analysis.Li L, Liu W, Wen R, Jin K. Medicine. 2020;99(31):e21174. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000021174.
4. Primary Mesenchymal Liver Tumors of Childhood.Saeed O, Saxena R. Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology. 2017;34(2):201-207. doi:10.1053/j.semdp.2016.12.016.
5.From the Archives of the AFIP: Pediatric Liver Masses: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation. Part 2. Malignant Tumors.Chung EM, Lattin GE, Cube R, et al.Radiographics : A Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 2011 Mar-Apr;31(2):483-507. doi:10.1148/rg.312105201.
6.Accuracy of Contrast-Enhanced CT in Liver Neoplasms in Children Under 2 years Age.Rajasimman AS, Patil V, Gala KB, et al.
Pediatric Radiology. 2024;54(12):1946-1955. doi:10.1007/s00247-024-05958-w.
7. Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Incidental Liver Lesions in Children.Karmazyn B, Rao GS, Johnstone LS, et al. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2022;74(3):320-327. doi:10.1097/MPG.0000000000003377.