A 10-Month-Old Infant with Progressive Abdominal Distension Hande Kaymakcalan, MD Dr. Kaymakcalan is in private practice in Istanbul, Turkey. The questions below are based on the October 2003 Pediatric Rounds article, “A 10-Month-Old Infant with Progressive Abdominal Distension.” Choose the single best answer for each question.
	1. What is the most common clinical presentation of mesenchymal hamartoma? Decreased appetite Growth failure Pallor Rapidly enlarging mass Respiratory distress Click here to compare your answer. 2. Which one of the following laboratory findings is often associated with mesenchymal hamartoma? Elevated serum a-fetoprotein level Elevated serum ß–human chorionic gonadotropin level Erythrocytosis Leukopenia Thrombocytosis Click here to compare your answer.		3. Which one of the following is the most informative imaging study for a hepatic mass? Computed tomographic scan with contrast Magnetic resonance angiography Magnetic resonance imaging Nuclear scanning Ultrasonography Click here to compare your answer. 4. What is the treatment of choice for mesenchymal hamartoma? Chemotherapy Corticosteroid therapy Observation Radiotherapy Surgical resection Click here to compare your answer.
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