What is hepatoblastoma?

Liver tumor: This is a malignant (cancerous) liver tumor, usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood.

Tumor: Hepatoblastoma the most common liver cancer in young children. Usually occurrs before age 4-5 years. Treatment includes surgery and/or chemotherapy.

Liver cancer: A solid tumor/cancer of the liver that occurrs in young children usually ages 4-5 years or younger. Treated with surgery and/or chemotherapy.

Type of cancer: Hepatoblastoma is a liver cancer common to young children under 4-5 years.

Rare liver tumor: Hepatoblastoma is a rare malignant liver tumor seen primarily in children. It is the most common liver cancer in children. It is graded based on how much of the liver is involved and by microscopic appearance. Current therapy includes chemotherapy and surgery for most patients. A small number of hepatablastomas may be able to be surgically removed. The majority require both.

Cancer: Hepatoblastoma is the most common solid rumor of the liver in children. It is usually treated with a combination of surgery and chemotherapy and some times liver transplant.

See below:: Hepatoblastoma is the most common liver cancer in children, although it is relatively uncommon compared with other solid tumors in the pediatric age group. Surgical techniques and adjuvant chemotherapy have markedly improved the prognosis of children with hepatoblastoma. Complete surgical resection of the tumor at diagnosis, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy, is associated with 100% survival rates.

Liver tumor: Hepatoblastoma is a solid cancer of the liver. This usually happens in children under the age of 4. Presents with abdominal mass, weight loss, loss of appetite and sometimes pain.

Liver tumor: A hepatoblastoma is a rare cancer of the liver. It is the most common form of liver cancer in children.