Progress and Comment on Surgical Treatment of Hepatoblastoma in Children

Abstract

Hepatoblastoma is the most common malignant tumor of liver in childhood. The onset of hepatoblastoma is insidious and the early symptoms are not typical. It is usually found in physical examination, mainly in the right lobe, and can involve several liver lobes. The tumor volume is often large when seeking treatment. In recent years, with the advancement of surgical techniques, the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy drugs and the establishment of MDT teams, the survival rate of children with hepatoblastoma has been greatly improved. It's of great significance to select effective and reasonable treatment to improve the survival rate and the quality of life and reduce adverse reactions in children with hepatoblastoma. This paper reviews the progress of surgical treatment of hepatoblastoma in children.

Keywords

• hepatoblastoma
• surgical treatment
• liver transplantation
• mdt
• prognosis