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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nawal Muazam M.D.[2]
Overview
The majority of patients with hepatoblastoma have an abdominal mass or abdominal distension. Other symptoms include abdominal pain, weight loss, loss of appetite, early puberty in boys, jaundice, nausea, vomiting, back pain, failure to thrive, and rapidly enlarging abdominal mass.
History and Symptoms
Symptoms are more common after the tumor becomes large. Symptoms of hepatoblastoma include:[1][2][3]
- Painless lump in the abdomen
- Abdominal pain
- Weight loss for no known reason
- Loss of appetite
- Early puberty in boys
- Jaundice
- Nausea and vomiting
- Back pain
- Ruptured tumor can cause symptoms of peritoneal irritation due to intraperitoneal bleeding such as severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and severe anemia.[4]
Symptoms in children
Symptoms of hepatoblastoma include:[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Madabhavi, Irappa; Patel, Apurva; Choudhary, Mukesh; Aagre, Suhas; Revannasiddaiah, Swaroop; Modi, Gaurang; Anand, Asha; Panchal, Harsha; Parikh, Sonia; Raut, Shreeniwas (2014). "Paraneoplastic Recurrent Hypoglycaemic Seizures: An Initial Presentation of Hepatoblastoma in an Adolescent Male—A Rare Entity". Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2014: 1–5. doi:10.1155/2014/104543. ISSN 2090-6803.
- ↑ Clinical presentation of hepatoblastoma. Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/hepatoblastoma. Accessed on November 5, 2015
- ↑ Hiyama E (October 2014). "Pediatric hepatoblastoma: diagnosis and treatment". Transl Pediatr. 3 (4): 293–9. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2224-4336.2014.09.01. PMC 4728840. PMID 26835349.
- ↑ Ke HY, Chen JH, Jen YM, Yu JC, Hsieh CB, Chen CJ, Liu YC, Chen TW, Chan DC (October 2005). "Ruptured hepatoblastoma with massive internal bleeding in an adult". World J. Gastroenterol. 11 (39): 6235–7. PMC 4436650. PMID 16273660.