hepatoblastoma
Also known as HBL, HEPATOBLASTOMA, MALIGNANT, Pediatric Embryonal Hepatoma, Pediatric Hepatoblastoma
Hepatoblastoma is a malignant liver cancer occurring in infants and children and composed of tissue resembling fetal liver cells, mature liver cells, or bile duct cells. They usually present with an abdominal mass. The disease is most commonly diagnosed during a child's first three years of life. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels are commonly elevated, but when AFP is not elevated at diagnosis the prognosis is poor.
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El hepatoblastoma es un cáncer de hígado maligno poco frecuente que, por lo general, afecta a niños menores de 3 o 4 años. Las células cancerosas son semejantes a las células hepáticas fetales. Está causado por alteraciones genéticas de origen desconocido.
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