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Hepatoblastoma associated with congenital hemihypertrophy.
Congenital hemihypertrophy is an uncommon condition with a reported incidence of 1 in 86,000 live births(l). There is a well documented association of hemihypertrophy with a number of malignant and non-malignant intra-abdominal masses including Wilms' tumor and adrenal cortical neoplasia(2). However, association of hemihypertrophy with hepatoblastoma is an uncommon condition and only two such c...
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Background: In the past 20 years, a dramatic improvement in the prognosis of patients with hepatoblastoma (HB)has been achieved by combining surgery and chemotherapy in several national and international trials.Materials and Methods: Four children ( 3 girl and 1 boy) aged 34 days, 4 months, 13 months, and 1 year with meanage of 6.53 (±5.15) months were presented to our center from 2002 to 2009 ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0960-7692
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00171.x