The study goal was to determine the genetic (heritable) contribution to childhood brain tumors (CBT) which cause nearly one quarter of all childhood cancer deaths. Their etiology remains unknown, but previous studies have suggested a proportion of CBT may be heritable. In this study we collected fam
Liver tumors in childhood: Epidemiology and clinics
β Scribed by Franca Fossati Bellani; Dr. Maura Massimino
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 264 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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β¦ Synopsis
Childhood liver tumors have received great attention for many reasons: their vast histologic variety, uncertainty about pathogenesis and classification, recent gains in genetic understanding, relationship to antecedent diseases, and difficulties in treatment. In this paper we review the main epidemiological aspects of malignant epithelial and nonepithelial liver tumors of children, clinical aspects at presentation of disease, and diagnostic evaluation with biological and imaging studies.
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