A 10-Month-Old Infant with Progressive Abdominal Distension
Answer 1
Rapidly enlarging mass.
Mesenchymal hamartoma most commonly presents as an enlarging mass in an otherwise asymptomatic young child, owing to the rapid accumulation of fluid within the lesion. Rarely, respiratory distress and decreased appetite may accompany the enlarging abdomen.
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