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A Rare Hepatoblastoma in a 10-Year-Old Boy Presenting With Tumor Rupture and Normal Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels: A Case Report.

  • Christine Hyasint Paul1,2
  • Andrew Swallow1
  • Vulstan James Shedura3
  • Albert Lazaro1
  • Daniel Kitua1
  • Ayubu Philipo1
  • Daudi Katwana1
  • Andrew K Jackson1
  • Georvin Haule1
  • Cameron Gaskill1
  • Kazungu Boniface Kahindi1
  • Musa Balowa1
2 more authors
  • Godbless Massawe1
  • Ally Mwanga1
  1. 1Department of Surgery Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
  2. 2Department of Surgery Mirembe National Mental Health Hospital Dodoma Tanzania.
  3. 3Department of Clinical Research, Training, and Consultancy, Ministry of Health Southern Zone Referral Hospital Mtwara Tanzania.
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Abstract

Hepatoblastoma can rarely occur in older children and may present with tumor rupture and normal alpha-fetoprotein levels, complicating diagnosis. Early multidisciplinary evaluation and prompt surgical management are critical to improve outcomes in atypical pediatric liver tumors.

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@article{paul2026rare,
  title = {{A Rare Hepatoblastoma in a 10-Year-Old Boy Presenting With Tumor Rupture and Normal Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels: A Case Report.}},
  author = {Christine Hyasint Paul and Andrew Swallow and Vulstan James Shedura and Albert Lazaro and Daniel Kitua and Ayubu Philipo and Daudi Katwana and Andrew K Jackson and Georvin Haule and Cameron Gaskill and Kazungu Boniface Kahindi and Musa Balowa and Godbless Massawe and Ally Mwanga},
  journal = {Clinical case reports},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1002/ccr3.73820},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42953444},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - A Rare Hepatoblastoma in a 10-Year-Old Boy Presenting With Tumor Rupture and Normal Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels: A Case Report.
AU  - Christine Hyasint Paul
AU  - Andrew Swallow
AU  - Vulstan James Shedura
AU  - Albert Lazaro
AU  - Daniel Kitua
AU  - Ayubu Philipo
AU  - Daudi Katwana
AU  - Andrew K Jackson
AU  - Georvin Haule
AU  - Cameron Gaskill
AU  - Kazungu Boniface Kahindi
AU  - Musa Balowa
AU  - Godbless Massawe
AU  - Ally Mwanga
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/28
JO  - Clinical case reports
DO  - 10.1002/ccr3.73820
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42953444
AB  - Hepatoblastoma can rarely occur in older children and may present with tumor rupture and normal alpha-fetoprotein levels, complicating diagnosis. Early multidisciplinary evaluation and prompt surgical management are critical to improve outcomes in atypical pediatric liver tumors.
SN  - 2050-0904
ER  -