Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Unusual Presentation of this Rare Clinical Entity in Children
Malignant hepatic tumors are rare in children and hepatocellular carcinomas only represent 20% of cases. A previously healthy 10-year old male was admitted for sudden abdominal pain. Ultrasound imaging showed an ileo-ileal intussusception with spontaneous resolution, but in face of worsening pain, f...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Portuguese journal of pediatrics (Online) 2021-04, Vol.52 (2) |
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Zusammenfassung: | Malignant hepatic tumors are rare in children and hepatocellular carcinomas only represent 20% of cases. A previously healthy 10-year old male was admitted for sudden abdominal pain. Ultrasound imaging showed an ileo-ileal intussusception with spontaneous resolution, but in face of worsening pain, fever and a palpable epigastric mass, an MRI was done, showing a liver lesion. Laboratory exams presented elevated liver enzymes and C-reactive protein so a liver abscess was considered and treated with metronidazole plus ceftriaxone. All the microbiology tests were negative so as tumoral markers. Despite a clinical and laboratory improvement, the lesion persisted on imaging. A liver biopsy confirmed a hepatocellular carcinoma and the patient was submitted to surgical resection and chemotherapy. Contrarily to adults in whom most cases are secondary to chronic liver disease, children may not have risk factors for the disease, which makes it harder to do a prompt diagnosis.
As neoplasias hepáticas malignas são raras em idade pediátrica e o carcinoma hepatocelular representa apenas 20% dos casos. Adolescente do sexo masculino, 10 anos, previamente saudável, admitido por dor abdominal súbita. Ecografia abdominal mostrou invaginação íleo-ileal com resolução espontânea, mas perante agravamento da dor, febre e massa epigástrica palpável fez ressonância magnética, que evidenciou uma lesão hepática. Analiticamente apresentava aumento das enzimas hepáticas e proteína C reativa pelo que foi admitido um abcesso hepático e foi medicado com metronidazol e ceftriaxone. Exames microbiológicos e marcadores tumorais negativos. Apesar de melhoria clínica e laboratorial, a lesão persistiu em exame de imagem. A biópsia hepática confirmou um carcinoma hepatocelular e o doente foi submetido a ressecção cirúrgica e quimioterapia. Ao contrário dos adultos, em que a maioria dos casos são secundários a doença hepática crónica, em crianças podem não existir fatores de risco identificados, o que pode dificultar o diagnóstico atempado. |
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ISSN: | 2184-3333 2184-4453 |
DOI: | 10.25754/pjp.2021.20462 |