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Concurrent Hepatoblastoma and Wilms Tumor Leading to Diagnosis of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 May 2023
Wolfe Danielle M, Webster Carrion Andrea, Masukhani Mahesh M, Oberg Jennifer A, Pavisic Jovana, El-Ali Alexander, Gupta Mala, Weng Katherine, Glasser Chana L
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Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is an epigenetic overgrowth disorder and cancer predisposition syndrome caused by imprinting defects of chromosome 11p15.5-11p15.4. BWS should be considered in children with atypical presentations of embryonal tumors regardless of clinical phenotype. Risk of malignancy correlates with specific molecular subgroups of BWS making molecular subclassification important for appropriate...
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