All issues > Volume 32(5); 1989

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(5):735-740. Published online May 31, 1989.

A Case of the Hepatoblastoma with Precocious Puberty.

In Young Park¹, Byung Jun Lee¹, Byung Churl Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul Korea

Received: September 21, 1988;  Accepted: November 2, 1988.

Abstract

Hepatoblastoma is a rare neoplasm in childhood. Hepatoblastoma associated with precocious puberty caused by human chorionic agonadotropin (HCG) secreted by the tumor itself, is very rare. We experiened a case of hepatoblastoma with precocious puberty in a 28-month-old boy, who was admitted because of abdominal pain, enlarged testis & penis, pubic hair and a deep voice. Diagnosis was made by typical Clinical manifestation, elevated serum α-fetoprotein, HCG and testosterone concentration, abdominal CT scan and histologic findings. The review of literatures was made briefly.

Keywords :Hepatoblastoma, precocious puberty