title: Association of trisomy 18 with hepatoblastoma and its implications.
abstract: Hepatoblastoma is a highly malignant embryonal liver tumor that occurs almost exclusively in infants and toddlers. Trisomy 18 is the second most common autosomal trisomy after trisomy 21 and is generally considered a lethal disorder. Ten cases of hepatoblastoma in children with trisomy 18 have been published to date. Here, we report on two female patients with trisomy 18 and pretreatment extent of disease (PRETEXT) stage 1 hepatoblastoma, which support the presence of a nonrandom association between hepatoblastoma and trisomy 18. Both patients underwent primary surgical resection without any neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy. The histologies returned as pure fetal epithelial type, and combined fetal and embryonal epithelial type. There was no evidence of recurrence on serial abdominal ultrasound and serum alpha-fetoprotein levels on follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary surgical resection is a treatment approach that can be considered in children with trisomy 18 and PRETEXT stage 1 tumor. However, in view of the overall prognosis for trisomy 18, the decision on the optimal treatment is a delicate one and has to be individualized in the context of the best interests of the child.
authors: Department of Pediatric Medicine, KK Women's and Children's, Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 229899, Singapore, tan.zhen.han@kkh.com.sg.
authors: Zhen Han
authors: ZH
authors: Tan
authors: Angeline
authors: A
authors: Lai
authors: Ching Kit
authors: CK
authors: Chen
authors: Kenneth T E
authors: KT
authors: Chang
authors: Ah Moy
authors: AM
authors: Tan
mesh_terms: D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D005260:Female; D018197:Hepatoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D014314:Trisomy; D000073842:Trisomy 18 Syndrome
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