Pediatric hepatoblastoma (liver cancer)
Pediatric hepatoblastoma (he·pa·to·blas·to·ma) is the most common liver tumor in children. This type of cancer is very rare.
What is pediatric hepatoblastoma (liver cancer)?
The most common liver tumor in children is hepatoblastoma, but it only happens in about one in a million children.
Other liver tumors found in children include:
- Hepatocellular carcinomas
- Mesenchymal hamartomas (usually benign)
- Sarcomas
How is pediatric hepatoblastoma (liver cancer) treated?
- Surgery and chemotherapy - In general, curing these tumors requires complete surgical removal combined with appropriate chemotherapy if the tumor is malignant. The ability to remove the tumor depends on its position in the liver and whether it involves critical blood vessels and bile ducts.
- Liver Transplant - Some patients with unresectable liver tumors will require a liver transplant.
Pediatric hepatoblastoma (liver cancer) doctors and providers
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Adam Alder, MD Pediatric Surgeon -
Daniel Bowers, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Matthew Campbell, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Kenneth Chen, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Natasha Corbitt, MD Pediatric Surgeon -
Diana Diesen, MD Pediatric Surgeon -
Lauren Gillory, MD Pediatric Surgeon -
Samuel John, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Laura Klesse, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Andrew Koh, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Patrick Leavey, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Kathleen Ludwig, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Stephen Megison, MD Pediatric Surgeon -
Joseph Murphy, MD Pediatric Surgeon -
Samir Pandya, MD Pediatric Surgeon -
Faisal Qureshi, MD Pediatric Surgeon -
Mark Ryan, MD Pediatric Surgeon -
Arhanti Sadanand, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Avanthi Shah, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Ksenya Shliakhtsitsava, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Tiffany Simms-Waldrip, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Tamra Slone, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Tanya Watt, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Jonathan Wickiser, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
Naomi Winick, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist -
To Nhu Nguyen, PA-C Physician Assistant - Gastroenterology
