• Title of article

    A Rare Case of Intracardiac Extension of HepatocellularCarcinoma in a Child

  • Author/Authors

    Al Jassmi, Abdulrahman Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology - Dubai Hospital - Dubai, UAE , Humad, Hani Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology - Dubai Hospital - Dubai, UAE , Eida , Said Abou Department of Pediatrics - Welcare Hospital - Dubai, UAE

  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    1
  • To page
    6
  • Abstract
    Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is thefifth most common malignancy found in men and ninth most common in women, out ofwhich 72.5% reported cases are from Asia. In children, it accounts for<2% cases worldwide with even rarer incidence of 1.2%involving intracardial extension. However, it presents with a high mortality rate with mean survival ranging from 1 to 4 months.The present case is an extremely rare case of intracardiac extension of HCC in a 3.5-year-old Asian girl with no history ofhepatitis B infection presented at an advanced stage of HCC who succumbed within one month of presentation to the hospital.
  • Keywords
    Intracardiac Extension , Hepatocellular Carcinoma , Child , HCC
  • Journal title
    Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
  • Serial Year
    2019
  • Record number

    2610258