Liver lesions (pediatric)
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Paediatric liver lesions are a heterogeneous group that includeincludes infiltrative lesions and those that demonstrate mass effect-effect. Moreover, they may be solitary or multiple, benign or malignant:
Epidemiology
There are differing frequencies of both benign and malignant liver masses in children 2:
- 1-12 months: haemangioma, hamartoma
- 1-10 years: hepatoblastoma (especially <5 years)
- 11-18 years: hepatocellular carcinoma
Practical points
The assessment of a liver mass in a child balances clinical history with biochemical investigation and imaging.
See also
-<p><strong>Paediatric liver lesions</strong> are a heterogeneous group that include infiltrative lesions and those that demonstrate mass effect. Moreover, they may be solitary or multiple, benign or malignant:</p><ul>-<li><a href="/articles/benign-liver-tumours-paediatric">benign liver tumours</a></li>- +<p><strong>Paediatric liver lesions</strong> are a heterogeneous group that includes infiltrative lesions and those that demonstrate mass-effect. Moreover, they may be solitary or multiple, benign or malignant:</p><ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/paediatric-benign-liver-tumours">benign liver tumours</a></li>
-<li>1-12 months: <a title="infantile-hepatic-haemangioma" href="/articles/infantile-hepatic-haemangioma">haemangioma</a>, <a title="hepatic-mesenchymal-hamartoma" href="/articles/hepatic-mesenchymal-hamartoma">hamartoma</a>- +<li>1-12 months: <a href="/articles/infantile-hepatic-haemangioma">haemangioma</a>, <a href="/articles/hepatic-mesenchymal-hamartoma">hamartoma</a>
-<li>1-10 years: <a title="Hepatoblastoma" href="/articles/hepatoblastoma">hepatoblastoma </a>(especially <5 years)</li>-<li>11-18 years: <a title="Hepatocellular carcinoma" href="/articles/hepatocellular-carcinoma">hepatocellular carcinoma</a>- +<li>1-10 years: <a href="/articles/hepatoblastoma">hepatoblastoma </a>(especially <5 years)</li>
- +<li>11-18 years: <a href="/articles/hepatocellular-carcinoma">hepatocellular carcinoma</a>
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