
Central Hepatectomy in a 6-Month-Old Child with Hepatoblastoma following Chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Ho Huu Thien,
Mai Trung Hieu,
Nguyen Thanh Xuan,
Nguyen Kim Hoa thi,
Pham Nhu Hien,
Nguyen Huu Son
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
case reports in oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1662-6575
DOI - 10.1159/000516800
Subject(s) - case report
A hepatoblastoma in a 6-month-old child was initially considered unresectable because of diffuse liver involvement. The patient received 4 courses of cisplatin with an interval time of 2 weeks. A computed tomography scan after 4 courses of chemotherapy showed shrinking of the tumor, which made it resectable, and the tumor was removed by central hepatectomy. The patient was able to eat a regular diet on the fourth day and was sent home on the seventh day, after the operation. The pediatric oncologist followed the patient with liver ultrasonography and alpha-fetoprotein and administered 2 more cycles of cisplatin.