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Liver Cancer

Definition

Liver cancer (pediatric) is a disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the liver. It is one of the largest organs in the body, filling the upper right side of the abdomen, inside the rib cage. The liver has two parts, a right lobe and a smaller left lobe. The liver has many important functions.

There are two main types of childhood liver cancer:

• Hepatoblastoma:
  A type of liver cancer that usually does not spread outside the liver. This type usually affects children younger than 3 years old.
• Hepatocellular carcinoma:
  A type of liver cancer that often spreads to other places in the body. This type can affect children of any age.

Getting Diagnosed / Treatment

Liver cancer is diagnosed and treated in the Cancer Center's Pediatric Hematology / Oncology Clinic.

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