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Reports from University of California, Department of Radiology highlight recent research in pediatric in children
Published in Medical Imaging Business Week, February 19th, 2009
A report, 'Pediatric liver tumors--a pictorial review,' is newly published data in European Radiology. According to recent research published in the journal European Radiology, "Hepatic masses constitute about 5-6% of all intra-abdominal masses in children. The majority of liver tumors in children are malignant; these malignant liver tumors constitute the third most common intra-abdominal malignancy in the pediatric age group after Wilms' tumor and neuroblastoma."
"Only about one third of the liver tumors are benign. A differential diagnosis of liver tumors in children can be obtained based on the age of the child, clinical information (in particular AFP)...
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