Turkish Journal of Oncology Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology
Article Open Access Volume 15 · Issue 3 · 2000 pp. 139–140

BRAIN METASTASIS OF HEPATOBLASTOM A CASE REPORT

TİRAJE CELKAN, A ÖZKAN, H APAK, L YÜKSEL, S DERVİŞOĞLU, M ÖZEK, T DAĞLI, İ YILDIZ
1 İstanbul Üniversitesi, Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatrik Hematoloji-Onkoloji AD.
Published: 2000 Pubmed: 18692 Article ID: 501
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Abstract
Hepatoblastoma is a rare tumor of childhood, while it is the most common encountered malignant hepatic tumor. Lungs seem to be the site of predilection for metastases. We report the case of a child with hepatoblastoma metastatic to the brain who neurologic symptoms with high alpha-fetoprotein levels.

Keywords: hepatoblastoma, alpha-fetoprotein, brain metastases

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