肝母细胞瘤是一种非常罕见的发生在幼儿中的 肝癌。癌症会破坏肝脏的正常功能,而肝脏在过滤毒素、维持健康血糖水平和调节血液凝固方面发挥着至关重要的作用。
与其他癌症一样,肝母细胞瘤也可能扩散到身体的其他部位,特别是肺部以及腹部和骨骼周围的淋巴结。
肝母细胞瘤更容易发生在早产且出生体重极低的儿童或患有某些遗传疾病的儿童中。
患有肝母细胞瘤的儿童可能会表现出不同的症状,这取决于肿瘤大小以及肿瘤是否已从肝脏扩散到其他器官。
肝母细胞瘤最常见的症状是腹部出现肿块。
其他症状可能包括:
如果您的孩子显示出任何这些症状,请尽早就医。
肝母细胞瘤的确切病因尚不清楚。然而,有一些风险因素可能会影响您的孩子罹患这种癌症的几率。
某些遗传因素或疾病可能会增加罹患肝母细胞瘤的风险。包括:
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