Longitudinal monitoring of alpha-fetoprotein by dried blood spot for hepatoblastoma screening in Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome

A Mussa, VP Ciuffreda, P Sauro, V Pagliardini… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Hepatoblastoma screening in the Beckwith–Wiedemann spectrum (BWSp) is
currently based on measuring a specific serum marker alpha-fetoprotein (αFP) every three …

Tumorprädispositionssyndrome und Nephroblastom: Frühe Diagnose mit Bildgebung.

N Welter, R Furtwängler, G Schneider, N Graf… - Die …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
Zusammenfassung Klinisches/methodisches Problem: Das Beckwith-Wiedemann-Spektrum
(BWSp) und die WT1-vermittelten Syndrome, Denys-Drash-Syndrom (DDS) und WAGR …

Utilidad de la técnica de MS-MLPA en el diagnóstico de los síndromes de Beckwith-Wiedemann y Silver-Russell

E Acosta-Fernández, JR Corona-Rivera… - Gaceta médica de …, 2022 - scielo.org.mx
Introducción: Las alteraciones epigenéticas y genómicas de la región improntada 11p15. 5
producen crecimiento excesivo o deficiente, que se manifiesta como síndrome de Beckwith …

[HTML][HTML] Isolated hemihyperplasia in an infant: an overlooked sign for wilms tumor development

K Mutafoglu, E Cecen, H Cakmakci - Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Children with overgrowth syndromes including isolated hemihyperplasia have
an increased risk for developing embryonal tumors, particularly Wilms' tumor and …

[PDF][PDF] Beckwith‐Wiedemann Syndrome and Hemihyperplasia

R Weksberg, C Shuman, B Beckwith - Management of Genetic …, 2010 - bws-schweiz.ch
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, characterized by the triad of omphalocele, macroglossia,
and gigantism, has a population incidence estimated at 1/13,700. This is likely an …

Serum α‐fetoprotein concentration in extremely low‐birthweight infants

K Maruyama - Pediatrics International, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Extremely low‐birthweight infants (ELBWI) are at greater risk of developing
hepatoblastoma than are normal‐weight infants. Serum α‐fetoprotein (AFP) plays an …

Wilms tumor

PF Ehrlich - Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, 2010 - Springer
Wilms tumor (WT), or nephroblastoma, is the most common primary malignant renal tumor of
childhood. It is the second most common solid organ abdominal tumor encountered in …

Familial adenomatous polyposis

MU Wiik, BA Talseth-Palmer - Handbook of Tumor Syndromes, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is one of the known genetic predispositions for
colorectal cancer (CRC)[1], that is characterized by the development of numerous polyps in …

Maternal hypomethylation of KvDMR in a monozygotic male twin pair discordant for Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

SC Elalaoui, I Garin, A Sefiani… - Molecular …, 2014 - karger.com
Abstract Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS; OMIM 130650) is a heterogeneous
overgrowth syndrome characterized by visceromegaly, macroglossia, tumor predisposition …

[HTML][HTML] Abdominal pain and distension in a 4-years-old child revealing an hepatoblastoma

K Berrada, I El Ouali, Y El Harass, L Belkouchi… - Radiology Case …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hepatoblastoma (HBL) stands as the primary liver tumor most frequently encountered in
children, typically identified within the initial 5 years of life. Cases involving patients older …