TY - JOUR
T1 - Serum α-fetoprotein screening for hepatoblastoma in children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome or isolated hemihyperplasia
AU - Clericuzio, Carol L.
AU - Chen, Emily
AU - McNeil, Dawn Elizabeth
AU - O'Connor, Timothy
AU - Zackai, Elaine H.
AU - Medne, Livija
AU - Tomlinson, Gail
AU - DeBaun, Michael
PY - 2003/8/1
Y1 - 2003/8/1
N2 - An elevated risk of hepatoblastoma for children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome or isolated hemihyperplasia is well established. We describe five children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome or isolated hemihyperplasia for whom serial serum α-fetoprotein screening, usually in combination with abdominal ultrasound, led to early detection of hepatoblastoma.
AB - An elevated risk of hepatoblastoma for children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome or isolated hemihyperplasia is well established. We describe five children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome or isolated hemihyperplasia for whom serial serum α-fetoprotein screening, usually in combination with abdominal ultrasound, led to early detection of hepatoblastoma.
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U2 - 10.1067/S0022-3476(03)00306-8
DO - 10.1067/S0022-3476(03)00306-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 12970646
AN - SCOPUS:0042834211
SN - 0022-3476
VL - 143
SP - 270
EP - 272
JO - Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Pediatrics
IS - 2
ER -