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ArticleCureus2024

When the Belly Looks Okay but Is Actually Not: A Case of Hepatoblastoma in a Well-Appearing Child.

Margaret A Uchefuna, Imoh L Ebong, Lamyaa Mohamed, Vanessa Ordonez, Gladys Laroche

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Margaret A UchefunaDepartment of Pediatrics, NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull Medical Center, New York, USA.
Imoh L EbongDepartment of Pediatrics, NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull Medical Center, New York, USA.
Lamyaa MohamedDepartment of Pediatrics, NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull Medical Center, New York, USA.
Vanessa OrdonezDepartment of Pediatrics, NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull Medical Center, New York, USA.
Gladys LarocheDepartment of Pediatrics, NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull Medical Center, New York, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatoblastoma is one of the pediatric tumors with genetic and intrauterine risk factors. It is typically asymptomatic at diagnosis, at which time most patients have metastasis to the lungs and are in an advanced stage of liver disease. We report an interesting case of a 13-month-old child who presented with a one-month history of abdominal distention. A review of the systems was unremarkable but a physical examination revealed a well-appearing child with abdominal distention, normal vital signs, and an abdominal mass. Abdominal imaging revealed a well-defined heterogeneously-enhancing mass arising from the right hepatic lobe and laboratory results were consistent with a diagnosis of hepatoblastoma. The mass was resected and the patient underwent chemotherapy with continued follow-up management. We shed light on pediatric hepatoblastoma and its clinical presentation, pathology, and laboratory and imaging findings, to aid clinicians in diagnosing the condition correctly.

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alpha fetoproteinchemotherapy\hepatoblastomapediatric liver tumorssurgical resection

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PMID38952613
PMCPMC11215703

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