A case of well-differentiated, fetal-type hepatoblastoma with very low serum alpha-fetoprotein

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1762-1764

  Tsuchida, Y ^a   Ikeda, H ^a   Suzuki, N ^a   Takahashi, A ^a   Kuroiwa, M ^a   Sakai, M ^a   Shimizu, H ^a   Shitara, T ^a   Yamanouchi, H ^a   Hirato, J ^a  

^a Gumna Children S Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Hepatoblastoma; Lentil hemagglutinin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; HEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER LOBECTOMY; LIVER TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 12944251054     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90307-X     Document Type: Article

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