Open AccessHepatoblastoma in children
Author(s) -
Chinsu Liu,
Changyuan Wei
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
formosan journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2213-5413
pISSN - 1682-606X
DOI - 10.1016/j.fjs.2013.04.004
Subject(s) - hepatoblastoma , medicine , liver transplantation , adjuvant , chemotherapy , liver tumor , resection , modalities , surgical resection , surgery , hepatocellular carcinoma , oncology , general surgery , transplantation , sociology , social science
SummaryHepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common malignant tumor of the liver in children in countries where hepatitis B is not endemic, and this has also been the case in Taiwan since nationwide hepatitis B vaccinations were implemented in 1984. The outcome of HB has become much better in the past two decades because of improved imaging modalities, adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and technical improvements in liver resection and liver transplantation. In this mini-review, the current strategy of HB treatment as reported in the literature will be described