Hepatoblastoma

Discussion:

Hepatoblastoma is the commonest primary malignant tumor of the liver in childhood. It is more common in males and associated with other syndromes e.g. hemihypertrophy, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and familial polyposis. Calcification presents in 50% of the tumor mostly of mixed type. Epithelial type usually lacks calcification.

Differential diagnosis includes; infantile hemangioendothelioma, mesenchymal hamartoma and neuroblastoma metastasis.

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