1. Is multifocality a prognostic factor in childhood hepatoblastoma?
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Massimo Provenzi, Valentino Conter, Carlo Foglia, Francesco Saettini, Eugenia Giraldi, Matteo Rota, Lorenzo D'Antiga, and Laura Cavalleri
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Hepatoblastoma ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Hazard ratio ,Gestational age ,Hematology ,Liver transplantation ,medicine.disease ,Gastroenterology ,Chemotherapy regimen ,Surgery ,Transplantation ,Oncology ,Internal medicine ,Statistical significance ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,medicine ,business ,Survival analysis - Abstract
Background The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of multifocality and the effectiveness of two different therapeutic strategies in patients with newly diagnosed hepatoblastoma. Procedures Between 1998 and 2011, 31 patients diagnosed with hepatoblastoma were referred to Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy. Patients were stratified according to SIOPEL protocols into high-risk (HR if AFP
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- 2014
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