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Hepatocellular carcinoma bone metastasis in an 11-year-old boy

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common primary hepatic malignant tumor in children older than 4 years. We describe a rare case of an 11-year-old boy with HCC who presented with HCC of the right liver lobe followed by multiple osseous metastases, confirmed by imaging and biopsy.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

    Silvia Lucarini & Rethy Chhem

  2. Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

    Marielle Fortier

  3. Department of Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

    Michael Leaker

  4. Department of Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital of Windermere, London, ON, N5X3T8, Canada

    Rethy Chhem

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Correspondence to Rethy Chhem.

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Lucarini, S., Fortier, M., Leaker, M. et al. Hepatocellular carcinoma bone metastasis in an 11-year-old boy. Pediatr Radiol 38, 111–114 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-007-0615-x

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