TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2000 , Vol 15 , Num 3
BRAIN METASTASIS OF HEPATOBLASTOM A CASE REPORT
TİRAJE CELKAN, A ÖZKAN, H APAK, L YÜKSEL, S DERVİŞOĞLU, M ÖZEK, T DAĞLI, İ YILDIZ
İstanbul Üniversitesi, Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatrik Hematoloji-Onkoloji AD. Hepatoblastoma is a rare tumor of childhood, while it is the most common encountered malignant hepatic tumor. Lungs seem to be the site of predilection for metastases. We report the case of a child with hepatoblastoma metastatic to the brain who neurologic symptoms with high alpha-fetoprotein levels. Keywords : hepatoblastoma, alpha-fetoprotein, brain metastases