Fetal Hepatoblastoma Presenting as Nonimmune Hydrops

Nadya J. Kazzi; Chung-Ho Chang; Elliott C. Roberts; Seetha Shankaran

doi:10.1055/s-2007-999591

American Journal of Perinatology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Am J Perinatol 1989; 6(3): 278-280
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999591

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Fetal Hepatoblastoma Presenting as Nonimmune Hydrops

Nadya J. Kazzi¹ , Chung-Ho Chang² , Elliott C. Roberts³ , Seetha Shankaran⁴

¹Associate Neonatologist, Hutzel Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
²Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, and Associate Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
³Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
⁴Department of Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The list of conditions associated with nonimmune hydrops fetalis has been steadily increasing. We describe a liveborn neonate with fetal hepatoblastoma presenting as nonimmune hydrops. The hepatic tumor was diagnosed on prenatal ultrasound. The infant survived for 2 days. The pathophysiology of nonimmune hydrops in this case is also described.

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