Sialoblastoma and hepatoblastoma in a newborn infant.

Pediatr Blood Cancer

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Published: July 2009

We report a case of a newborn infant who had simultaneous sialoblastoma and hepatoblastoma tumours at birth. The diagnoses were made on post mortem examination. Both of these are rare tumours in the neonatal period.

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