Pancreatoblastoma treated by delayed operation after effective chemotherapy

A case of pancreatoblastoma in a 4-year-old girl is presented. She was admitted with an abdominal mass and vomiting in August 1994. Computed tomography scan showed a 10- × 8- × 7-cm mass occupying both the head and body of the pancreas. Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level was 9,600 ng/mL (normal,

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Published in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2000-11, Vol.35 (11), p.1663-1665
Main Authors: Ogawa, Tomio, Okinaga, Kota, Obana, Kazuko, Nakamura, Kozue, Hattori, Takuya, Ito, Tadaatsu, Yanagawa, Yukishige, Tanaka, Fumihiko, Imamura, Tetsuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
alpha-fetoprotein
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - administration & dosage
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Needle
Child, Preschool
Cisplatin - administration & dosage
combination chemotherapy
Combined Modality Therapy
Cyclophosphamide - administration & dosage
delayed primary operation
Doxorubicin - administration & dosage
Doxorubicin - analogs & derivatives
Etoposide - administration & dosage
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Humans
Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas
Medical sciences
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - drug therapy
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - pathology
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - surgery
Pancreatectomy - methods
Pancreatic Neoplasms - drug therapy
Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology
Pancreatic Neoplasms - surgery
Pancreatoblastoma
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Tumors
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Summary:A case of pancreatoblastoma in a 4-year-old girl is presented. She was admitted with an abdominal mass and vomiting in August 1994. Computed tomography scan showed a 10- × 8- × 7-cm mass occupying both the head and body of the pancreas. Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level was 9,600 ng/mL (normal,
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1053/jpsu.2000.18347