Solitary infantile choriocarcinoma of the liver: MRI findings.
Infantile hepatic choriocarcinoma is a rare, highly malignant germ-cell tumour believed to result from a choriocarcinoma of the placenta that spreads to the child. Most infants present with a characteristic clinical picture of anaemia, hepatomegaly and precocious puberty. Imaging findings, including conventional MRI, may be non-specific. To improve the accuracy of diagnosis, we present the imaging findings of contrast-enhanced dynamic MRI in a 4.5-month-old boy with infantile hepatic choriocarcinoma.
van der Hoef
Marianne
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland.
Niggli
Felix K
FK
Willi
Ulrich V
UV
Huisman
Thierry A G M
TA
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005682:Gadolinium; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy / Q000379:methods; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012074:Remission Induction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D005682:Gadolinium