Abstract
Teratomas of the liver are exceedingly rare. Neuroblastoma is the most common, extracranial solid tumor of infancy. We describe the case of a 2-month-old, female infant who presented with an abdominal mass arising in the right lobe of the liver, and a severe coagulopathy, which necessitated cryoprecipitate infusion. Biopsy was interpreted as hepatoblastoma. Following resection, difficulty classifying the mass led to several consultations, and an eventual diagnosis of teratoma. During follow-up, the patient was diagnosed with right adrenal neuroblastoma, which, in retrospect, had been present before the hepatic resection. To our knowledge, these 2 tumors have never been reported together, or in combination with isolated hypofibrinogenemia.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 251-256 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Pediatric and Developmental Pathology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 May 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hepatoblastoma
- Hypofibrinogenemia
- Liver tumor
- Neuroblastoma
- Teratoma
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine