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Hepatoblastoma in a Child with Trisomy<b>18</b>: Cytogenetics, Liver Anomalies, and Literature Review
1 Jan 1996
Abstract excerpt
A 26-month-old female with trisomy 18 and repaired omphalocele died of metastatic disease after resection of hepatoblastoma (HB) at 21 months of age. Four other cases (three of them published) suggest that the association of trisomy 18 and HB may be nonrandom. Karyotype abnormalities of the tumor in our case included duplication of 2q and +20, reported previously in HB arising in patients with normal karyotype....
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