Zachary J Kastenberg, Reto M Baertschiger, Alex G Cuenca, Nhu Thao Nguyen Galvan, Caroline P Lemoine, Jonathan P Roach, Ashley E Walther, Stephen P Dunn, John A Goss, Patrick J Healey, Jonathan Karpelowsky, Eugene S Kim, Max R Langham, Rebecka L Meyers, Riccardo A Superina, Greg M Tiao, Christopher B Weldon, Alex J Bondoc, Kimberly J Riehle, Sanjeev A Vasudevan
The appropriate management of pediatric liver malignancies, primarily hepatoblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma, requires an in depth understanding of contemporary preoperative risk stratification, experience with advanced hepatobiliary surgery, and a good relationship with one's local or regional liver transplant center. While chemotherapy regimens have become more effective, operative indications more well-defined, and overall survival improved, the complexity of liver surgery in small children provides ample opportunity for protocol violation, inadequate resection, and iatrogenic morbidity...
October 2023: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery