Primary liver tumors in the pediatric age group: an angiographic challenge.
Eleven children, ranging in age from three months to fifteen years, with primary liver tumors were examined by large volume direct magnification arteriography (2.5--3 ml of contrast material per 1 kg body weight for a single selective study). The following tumors were found: hepatoblastoma (1), hepatocellular carcinoma of the adult type, hepatoma (3), infantile hemangioendothelioma (4), hemangiosarcoma (1), focal nodular hyperplasia (1) and cystic mesenchymal hamartoma (1). Some of the tumors have a quite typical angiographic appearance as infantile hemangioendothelioma, hemangiosarcoma, cystic mesenchymal hamartoma. The other highly vascular neoplasms show unspecific signs of vascular malignant tumors; subtile angiographic signs may, however, be present and help in the differential diagnosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000792:Angiography; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male