Abstract
Third commonest intra-abdominal malignancy in children. Two real malignant variants - hepatoblastoma (typical embryonic tumor) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (end result of chronic liver disease). Rarely, rhabdomyosarcoma - botryoid1 tumor from bile ducts causes early-onset jaundice. Three benign variants - hemangiomas (ubiquitous, mono or bilobar), mesenchymal hamartomas (adolescent girls), and adenomas. M > F (Hepatoblastoma). Geographical variation. ↑ HCC in East Asia, China, Japan (↑ Hepatitis B) © 2010 Springer-Verlag London.
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Sinha, C. K., & Davenport, M. (2010). Liver tumors. In Handbook of Pediatric Surgery (pp. 383–390). Springer London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-132-3_55
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