Cardiopulmonary Arrest on Arrival in an Infant due to Ruptured Hepatoblastoma

Primary tumors of the liver account for approximately 1% of malignancies in children, with an annual incidence of 1.6 cases per million children in the United States. Between 50% and 60% of hepatic tumors in children are malignant, and >65% of these are hepatoblastomas. Hepatoblastoma occurs predominantly in children <3 years of age.