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SM Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Advanced Stage Hepatoblastoma Case Series: Local Experience at King Fahad Specialist Hospital - Dammam

[ ISSN : 2573-3419 ]

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Received: 26-Dec-2017

Accepted: 19-Jan-2018

Published: 24-Jan-2018

Case Report | Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Gamal Abbas, Mansour Tawfeeq, and Awrad Nasralla*

¹Department of Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author:

Gamal Abbas, Department of Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Tel: 096654711744; Email: gemeabu@hotmail.com

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Advance stage hepatoblastoma; Chemotherapy; Surgery

Abstract

Hepatoblastoma is the most common hepatic tumor in children, it accounts for 1% of pediatric malignant tumor [1]. The treatment modalities include surgery and neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy. The advancement in the field of chemotherapy led to improved survival [2,3]. Herein, we report 4 cases of children with advanced stage hepatoblastoma who were successfully treated with combination of chemotherapy and surgery with an excellent outcome.

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Abbas G, Tawfeeq M, Nasralla A. Advanced Stage Hepatobalstoma Case Series Local Experience at King Fahad Specialist Hospital -Dammam. SM J Pediatr Surg. 2018; 4(1): 1056.