Hepatoblastoma
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| Hepatoblastoma Classification and external resources |
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| ICD-10 | C22.0 |
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| ICD-O: | 8970/3 |
| DiseasesDB | 5799 |
| eMedicine | ped/982 radio/331 |
| MeSH | D018197 |
Hepatoblastoma is an uncommon malignant liver neoplasm occurring in infants and children and composed of tissue resembling fetal or mature liver cells or bile ducts. They are usually present with an abdominal mass. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) commonly is elevated, but when AFP is not elevated at diagnosis the prognosis is poor.[1]
[edit] Treatment
Surgical resection, adjuvant chemotherapy prior to resection, and liver transplantation have been used to treat these neoplasms.
[edit] References
- ^ De Ioris M, Brugieres L, Zimmermann A, Keeling J, Brock P, Maibach R, Pritchard J, Shafford L, Zsiros J, Czaudzerna P, Perilongo G (2007). "Hepatoblastoma with a low serum alpha-fetoprotein level at diagnosis: The SIOPEL group experience.". Eur J Cancer. doi:. PMID 18166449.
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