HEPATOBLASTOMA AS A RARE CAUSE OF PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY
A 15-month old boy presented with an abdominal swelling and early development of secondary sexual characteristics for the last 5 months. The mass was initially suspected to be of adrenal origin. Radiological and biochemical (hormonal) findings diagnosed the case to be a hepatoblastoma later confirme...
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| author | Md. Abu Taher AHM Abdul Fattah Dilruba Khandker Abu Saleh Mohiuddin Md. Mahfuzar Rahman AKSM Shahidul Islam Akhtar Uddin Ahmed |
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| description | A 15-month old boy presented with an abdominal swelling and early development of secondary sexual characteristics for the last 5 months. The mass was initially suspected to be of adrenal origin. Radiological and biochemical (hormonal) findings diagnosed the case to be a hepatoblastoma later confirmed by histopathological examination. Hepatoblastoma, an aggressive primary liver tumor, is a rare form of childhood malignancy and a rare cause of precocious puberty compared to the more common adrenal causes including congenital adrenal hyperplasia, adrenal tumors and the testicular tumors. Thus, when virilization occurs postnatally in boys, or girls presenting with ambiguous genitalia at birth, a virilizing adrenocortical tumor is usually given the first consideration (according to its frequency of incidence), followed by CNS causes. Rarely does one think of the other possibilities. This report describes the typical presentations and clinical features of hepatoblastoma highlighting its usual radiological features.
Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2007; 1(2): 28-32 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-583424265416414eb0a833f6eb345bf72022-12-21T19:52:58ZengIbrahim Medical CollegeIMC Journal of Medical Science2519-17212519-15862007-07-01122832HEPATOBLASTOMA AS A RARE CAUSE OF PRECOCIOUS PUBERTYMd. Abu Taher0AHM Abdul Fattah1Dilruba Khandker2Abu Saleh Mohiuddin3Md. Mahfuzar Rahman4AKSM Shahidul Islam5Akhtar Uddin Ahmed6Department of Radiology, Ibrahim Medical College & BIRDEM Hospital, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, DhakaDepartment of Radiology, Ibrahim Medical College & BIRDEM Hospital, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, DhakaDepartment of Radiology, Ibrahim Medical College & BIRDEM Hospital, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, DhakaDepartment of Radiology, Ibrahim Medical College & BIRDEM Hospital, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, DhakaDepartment of Radiology, Ibrahim Medical College & BIRDEM Hospital, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, DhakaDepartment of Radiology, Ibrahim Medical College & BIRDEM Hospital, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, DhakaDepartment of Radiology, Ibrahim Medical College & BIRDEM Hospital, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, DhakaA 15-month old boy presented with an abdominal swelling and early development of secondary sexual characteristics for the last 5 months. The mass was initially suspected to be of adrenal origin. Radiological and biochemical (hormonal) findings diagnosed the case to be a hepatoblastoma later confirmed by histopathological examination. Hepatoblastoma, an aggressive primary liver tumor, is a rare form of childhood malignancy and a rare cause of precocious puberty compared to the more common adrenal causes including congenital adrenal hyperplasia, adrenal tumors and the testicular tumors. Thus, when virilization occurs postnatally in boys, or girls presenting with ambiguous genitalia at birth, a virilizing adrenocortical tumor is usually given the first consideration (according to its frequency of incidence), followed by CNS causes. Rarely does one think of the other possibilities. This report describes the typical presentations and clinical features of hepatoblastoma highlighting its usual radiological features. Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2007; 1(2): 28-32http://www.imcjms.com/registration/journal_full_text/103Hepatoblastomaprecocious pubertyimaging features |
| spellingShingle | Md. Abu Taher AHM Abdul Fattah Dilruba Khandker Abu Saleh Mohiuddin Md. Mahfuzar Rahman AKSM Shahidul Islam Akhtar Uddin Ahmed HEPATOBLASTOMA AS A RARE CAUSE OF PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY IMC Journal of Medical Science Hepatoblastoma precocious puberty imaging features |
| title | HEPATOBLASTOMA AS A RARE CAUSE OF PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY |
| title_full | HEPATOBLASTOMA AS A RARE CAUSE OF PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY |
| title_fullStr | HEPATOBLASTOMA AS A RARE CAUSE OF PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY |
| title_full_unstemmed | HEPATOBLASTOMA AS A RARE CAUSE OF PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY |
| title_short | HEPATOBLASTOMA AS A RARE CAUSE OF PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY |
| title_sort | hepatoblastoma as a rare cause of precocious puberty |
| topic | Hepatoblastoma precocious puberty imaging features |
| url | http://www.imcjms.com/registration/journal_full_text/103 |
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