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Fibrous hamartoma of infancy is an uncommon benign fibrous proliferation, usually presenting as a solitary nodule. A rare example of multiple fibrous hamartoma of infancy is described. Two masses which developed in the upper arm of a 10-month-old boy were successfully excised, and one month later three small nodules 2 cm below the previous operation field appeared. It will be further elucidated whether multiple forms and early recurrence are related or not as cases accumulate.

Biliary atresia (BA) is the result of fibrosing destructive inflammatory process affecting intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts, which lead to cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Kasai portoenterostomy has been the standard operative procedure in biliary atresia. Recently, there has been remarkab...

Lymphangiomas or cystic hygromas are quite commonly seen in children.During a 22-year period, from January 19S0 to December 2001, 117 patients with lymphangioma were treated and followed in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Hanyang University Hospital.The male-to-female ratio was 1.9: 1 (77:40) with a male preponderance.As for the age incidence at time of diagnosis, 10 (S.5 %) patients were noted under 1 month of age, 37 (31.6 %) were between 1 month and 1 year of age, 1200.3 %) between 1 a