Hepatoblastoma with spinal metastases.
Spinal cord compression secondary to metastases is an infrequent complication of childhood cancer. We describe an infant with hepatoblastoma in whom cord compression developed because of extensive epidural metastases during treatment. This is a hitherto undescribed metastatic site for hepatoblastoma.
Jadhav
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Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit 48201, USA.
Langenburg
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Fontanesi
J
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Slovis
T L
TL
Taub
J W
JW
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018197:Hepatoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014750:Vincristine; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil