Hepatoblastoma


hepatoblastoma hep·a·to·blas·to·ma (hěp’ə-tō-blā-stō’mə)
n.
A malignant neoplasm occurring in young children, primarily in the liver, composed of tissue resembling embryonic hepatic epithelium.

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