Population-Based Analysis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children: Identifying Optimal Surgical Treatment

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) constitutes 0.5% of childhood malignancies and exhibits poor prognosis. Complete tumor extirpation either by partial liver resection (LR) or liver transplantation (LT) is the only curative treatment. Due to the poor initial outcomes of LT, LR has remained the mainstay of treatment for all but select children fulfilling the Milan criteria (originally designed for adults).

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - April 5, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Ioannis A. Ziogas, Fei Ye, Zhiguo Zhao, Lea K. Matsuoka, Martin I. Montenovo, Manhal Izzy, Daniel J. Benedetti, Harold N. Lovvorn, Lynette A. Gillis, Sophoclis P. Alexopoulos Tags: Original Scientific Article Source Type: research