Pichardo-Bahena R, Méndez-Sánchez N

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A 12-month-old male with diagnosis of hepatoblastoma (Figure 1).
Hepatoblastoma is the most common malignant tumor of the liver in the pediatric population, affecting mostly young boys age ‹ 3 years and accounting for 75% of primary liver tumors in childhood.

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