EXTREMELY RARE: Cancerous tumor that starts in the liver. It occurs in infants and children. It affects 1 in 1.5 million children. It usually presents with an abdominal mass, and it is most commonly diagnosed by age 3. Some blood test like Alpha fetoprotein are usually elevated, but when not elevated, it means bad news.Removal, adjuvant chemo and transplant are the treatment of choice, depending on stage found.
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Hepatoblastoma: Hepatoblastoma is a liver cancer of children. Usually occurs in children 1- 4 years sometimes even in infants. Treatment requires surgery (biopsy or excision) and chemotherapy.
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See link: This may be a little bit too much information, but see the national cancer institute's page for patients on liver cancer in children (hepatoblastoma is one of those discussed) http://www.Cancer.Gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childliver/patient/page1/allpages.
Answered 3/2/2013
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