Treating pediatric liver tumors in India: A challenging proposition

Yadav, Satya Prakash; Dhingra, Nivedita

doi:10.1007/s13312-012-0172-8

Indian Pediatr

2012

DOI: 10.1007/s13312-012-0172-8

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Treating pediatric liver tumors in India: A challenging proposition

Satya Prakash Yadav

Nivedita Dhingra

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“…AFP monitoring is vital in management of hepatic tumours. (5) However, the significance of AFP levels as a diagnostic marker for malignant liver tumours is questionable and more so in the paediatric age group, where physiologically elevated levels in early postnatal life and upto 8 months of age make diagnosis based on AFP obscure.…”

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Significance of Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Paediatric Liver Tumours- A Study at Paediatric Referral Centre

Krishna¹,

Geetha²,

Fatima³

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BACKGROUNDThere is a need for accurate diagnosis and preoperative evaluation of paediatric liver tumours, because treatment modalities and management protocols vary for benign and malignant tumours. There is a widespread notion that elevated AFP levels are suggestive of malignant liver tumours. However, in paediatric age group, serum AFP levels are normally higher than adults upto eight months of age. Preoperative evaluation involves radiology and serum AFP levels.So this study aims to study the AFP levels in both malignant and benign liver tumours and also understand if higher levels are seen in malignant liver tumours over their benign counterpart. MATERIALS AND METHODSA retrospective descriptive study of all the cases of paediatric liver tumours received at the Department of Pathology, Niloufer Hospital was done. Detailed clinical history, radiological investigations and serum AFP levels were recorded in all the cases. RESULTSThe hypothesis that benign paediatric liver tumours show normal-to-mildly elevated AFP levels did not correlate with our results. There was a very wide variation in elevation of AFP levels in all the cases. Both benign and malignant liver tumours showed similar percentage of elevation in AFP levels.

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Significance of Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Paediatric Liver Tumours- A Study at Paediatric Referral Centre

Krishna¹,

Geetha²,

Fatima³

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EBV-reactivation and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder treated with rituximab

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Yadav

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Treating pediatric liver tumors in India: A challenging proposition

Cited by 2 publications

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Significance of Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Paediatric Liver Tumours- A Study at Paediatric Referral Centre

Significance of Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Paediatric Liver Tumours- A Study at Paediatric Referral Centre

EBV-reactivation and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder treated with rituximab

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