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Results of surgical resections with positive margins for children with hepatoblastoma: Case series from a single Asian center
Author(s) -
Ren Xianghai,
Li Haibo,
Diao Mei,
Chen Long,
Xu Hang,
Li Long
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.27479
Subject(s) - hepatoblastoma , medicine , hepatectomy , single center , overall survival , surgical margin , survival rate , surgical resection , surgery , oncology , resection
The influence of margin status on the survival of patients with hepatoblastoma (HB) remains controversial. Here, we report long‐term follow‐up outcomes of 26 patients with HB who underwent hepatectomy with positive microscopic margins. Although these patients had microscopic residuals, the 5‐year overall survival and event‐free survival rates of those who had no metastases or macrovascular involvement (MVI) were 86.7% and 80.8%, respectively. This may support the hypothesis that patients with HB who undergo hepatectomy with positive microscopic residuals but without MVI or metastases can also achieve satisfactory survival rate. Further studies in this field are required.