Living Donor Liver Transplantation in a Child with Unresectable Hepatoblastoma.
- Author:
Sun Hyung JOO
1
;
Hae Ran LEE
;
Eun Suk NAM
;
Eun Joo YUN
;
Han Jun KIM
;
In Kyu KIM
;
Jang Young JEON
;
Sung Eun JEON
;
Samuel LEE
;
Joo Seop KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. sunhyung@chol.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hepatoblastoma;
Liver transplantation
- MeSH:
Child*;
Disease-Free Survival;
Drug Therapy;
Hepatoblastoma*;
Humans;
Liver Transplantation*;
Liver*;
Living Donors*
- From:The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
2005;19(2):221-224
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hepatoblastoma is the most common primary malignant liver tumor encountered during childhood. Complete surgical resection is the most important factor in predicting which children would achieve cure. Some chemotherapy regimens are effective in reducing tumor size, often rendering initially unresectable lesions amenable to complete surgical resection, and dramatically improving disease-free survival. Liver transplantation provides an additional treatment option for patients whose tumor remains unresectable even after preoperative chemotherapy. We report a case of unresectable hepatoblastoma in a child who underwent living related liver transplantation with pre and post-operative chemotherapy.
