Hepatoblastoma screening
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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
According to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and United States Preventive Services Task Force, there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for hepatoblastoma. However, ultrasound is the recommended for suspected hepatic lesions in children.
Screening
According to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and United States Preventive Services Task Force, there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for hepatoblastoma.[1][2][3]
- Ultrasound is the recommended for suspected hepatic lesions in children.[4]
- Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is the most important clinical marker of hepatoblastoma and helps to estimate malignant change, response to the treatment, and relapse. [5]
References
- ↑ Hepatoblastoma. USPSTF. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/BrowseRec/Search?s=hepatoblastoma Accessed on November 3, 2015
- ↑ Hepatoblastoma. AASLD. https://www.aasld.org/search/node/hepatoblastoma%20screening Accessed on November 3, 2015
- ↑ Shelmerdine SC, Roebuck DJ, Towbin AJ, McHugh K (August 2016). "MRI of paediatric liver tumours: How we review and report". Cancer Imaging. 16 (1): 21. doi:10.1186/s40644-016-0083-3. PMC 4986178. PMID 27526937.
- ↑ Shelmerdine SC, Roebuck DJ, Towbin AJ, McHugh K (August 2016). "MRI of paediatric liver tumours: How we review and report". Cancer Imaging. 16 (1): 21. doi:10.1186/s40644-016-0083-3. PMC 4986178. PMID 27526937.
- ↑ 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.