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Neonatal liver masses

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.

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