Radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of liver tumors in children

Stijn van Laarhoven; Robertine van Baren; Rienk Yde Johan Tamminga; Koert Pieter de Jong

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.10.075

Radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of liver tumors in children

Stijn van Laarhoven^*
, Robertine van Baren
, Rienk Yde Johan Tamminga
, Koert Pieter de Jong

^*Corresponding author for this work

Groningen Institute for Organ Transplantation (GIOT)

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Abstract

Hepatoblastoma and liver metastasis of Wilms' tumors are rare hepatic tumors in children. Treatment of both tumors consists of a combination of chemotherapy and liver surgery. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is frequently used for the treatment of adult liver tumors but is rarely mentioned as a treatment option in pediatric liver tumors. We present a patient with hepatoblastoma and 1 with liver metastasis from a Wilms' tumor. Both patients were treated according to the latest protocols except that surgery included use of RFA. Both are well and recurrence free 8 and 3 years after surgery. Radiofrequency ablation may be a good addition to the existing arsenal of treatment modalities for pediatric liver tumors. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E7-E12
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume	47
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.10.075
Publication status	Published - Mar-2012

Keywords

Liver tumor
Wilms' tumor
Hepatoblastoma
Radiofrequency ablation
TERM-FOLLOW-UP
LONG-TERM
INTERNATIONAL-SOCIETY
PEDIATRIC-ONCOLOGY
WILMS-TUMOR
PROGNOSTIC-FACTORS
HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA
HEPATIC METASTASIS
BILIARY ATRESIA
TRANSPLANTATION

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Radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of liver tumors in children

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