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hepatoblastoma

 [hep″ah-to-blas-to´mah]
a malignant intrahepatic tumor consisting chiefly of embryonic tissue, occurring in infants and young children.

hep·a·to·blas·to·ma

(hep'ă-tō-blas-tō'mă),
A malignant neoplasm occurring in young children, primarily in the liver, composed of tissue resembling embryonal or fetal hepatic epithelium, or mixed epithelial and mesenchymal tissues.

hepatoblastoma

/hep·a·to·blas·to·ma/ (hep″ah-to-blas-to´mah) a malignant intrahepatic tumor consisting chiefly of embryonic tissue, occurring in infants and young children.

hepatoblastoma

[hep′ətō′blastō′mə]
a cancer of the liver that tends to occur in children. It is usually detected during examination for causes of failing health and for the presence of a mass in the upper abdomen. Hepatoblastoma may be associated with precocious puberty.
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Hepatoblastoma

hep·a·to·blas·to·ma

(hep'ă-tō-blas-tō'mă)
A malignant neoplasm occurring in young children, primarily in the liver, composed of tissue resembling embryonal or fetal hepatic epithelium, or mixed epithelial and mesenchymal tissues.

hepatoblastoma

a malignant intrahepatic tumor consisting chiefly of embryonic tissue.
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