All of the following statements are true regarding hepatoblastoma, except:
Correct Answer: Activation of JAK-STAT pathway involved in pathogenesis
Description: Hepatoblastoma Most common liver tumor of early childhood. Rarely occurs over the age of 3 years. Activation of the Wnt signaling pathway is characteristic of hepatoblastoma. Associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and familial adenomatous polyposis. It is a type of small blue round cell tumour with two histological subtypes - epithelial type and and mixed epithelial-mesenchymal type. Good prognosis.
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