RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Congenital hepatoblastoma in a growing health economy
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e223344
DO 10.1136/bcr-2017-223344
VO 12
IS 3
A1 Bibian Nwanyioma Ofoegbu
A1 Seif El Eslam Abdel Salam
A1 Werner Gerhard Diehl
A1 Latifeh Ghosn
YR 2019
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/3/e223344.abstract
AB A 43-year-old woman, whose pregnancy was complicated by the presence of a large single solid intra-abdominal fetal mass, was referred from the private sector into our fetal maternal unit at the Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi at 36 weeks postmenstrual age.Investigations subsequently confirmed that this mass was a congenital hepatoblastoma, one of the very rare embryonic tumours. The baby had chemotherapy and surgical excision of the tumour. Fifteen months later, the alpha feto-protein levels remain normal and follow-on MRI scans do not show recurrence or any residual disease.To our knowledge, this is the first case of congenital hepatoblastoma in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In the UAE, the interphase between private health insurance schemes and medical (public and private) care within a growing health economy enhances access to unique services such as cancer treatments within specialised centres.