Mesenchymal Hamartomas of the Liver May Be Associated with Increased Serum Alpha Foetoprotein Concentrations and Mimic Hepatoblastomas

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-66

  Boman, F ^a   Bossard, C ^b   Fabre, M ^b   Diab, N ^b   Bonnevalle, M ^a   Boccon Gibod, L ^c  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Childhood; Hepatoblastoma; Mesenchymal hamartoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMARTOMA; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER MESENCHYMAL HAMARTOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MESENCHYME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR VOLUME;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1642347563     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-815784     Document Type: Article

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