Hepatoblastoma in an Infant after Contraceptive Intake during Pregnancy

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To the Editor: In recent studies, an association between the use of contraceptive steroids and the development of benign liver adenomas has been suggested.1 To our knowledge, nothing has been reported about a possible tumorigenic effect to the fetus if the mother inadvertently continues to use oral contraceptives into pregnancy. We observed a seven-month-old male infant with an inoperable hepatoblastoma of the mixed type. Parents and grandparents were in good health. Among the great-grandparents, three had died of cancer: of a hypernephroma, of a tumor of the colon and of a liver cancer (possibly a hepatoma). At the time. No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words. © 1977, Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.SCOPUS: le.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe

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