Neonatal hepatoblastoma metastatic to the choroid and iris
E. G. Endo, D. S. Walton and D. M. Albert
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA.
A newborn boy was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma after a systemic workup was
prompted because of abnormal-appearing eyes. Radiological examination
revealed mass lesions involving the liver, brain, eyes, and ribs. A liver
biopsy was performed before death and results showed hepatoblastoma, an
unusual solid tumor of childhood. At autopsy, hepatoblastoma was also found
histopathologically in the irides and choroid of both eyes. No previous
report of hepatoblastoma metastatic to the eye could be found in the
medical literature. In addition, we believe this is the first report in a
child of a solid tumor metastatic to the choroid and iris, and of a solid
tumor metastatic to the iris that is confirmed histopathologically.
