Model of Multidisciplinary Team Treatment on Hepatoblastoma in Children / 实用儿科临床杂志

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Objective To study the diagnosis and treatment of the model of multidisciplinary team treatment on hepatoblastoma in children.Methods Retrospective analysis of treatment and long term follow-up of 16 patients with hepatoblastoma(8 cases were boys,8 cases were girls;aged 3 months to 11 years old,average age was 2 years old) during Aug.1998 to Jan.2006 in Shanghai Children's Medical Center.Special in multidisciplinary team treatment,preoperative evaluate and operation.Results The morbility locum of 8 cases were in right liver lobe,8 cases were in left liver lobe.Fifteen cases of the clinical presentation were abdominal mass,1 case was peritonitis.According to International Society of Pediatric Oncology(SIOP) Pretext staging system,43.7%(7/16)cases were stage Ⅱ,43.7%(7/16)cases were stage Ⅲ,12.5%(2/16)cases were stage Ⅳ.In 7 cases of stage Ⅱ,6 cases were accepted tumor total resection,1 case was accepted emergency surgery because tumor was fracture.Patients were given ICE protocal.In 7 cases of stage Ⅲ,6 cases were able to undergo delayed tumor resection following open biopsy and subsequent treatment with chemotherapy 2-3 courses.One case gave up treatment because its had poor response to chemotherapy.In 2 cases of stage Ⅳ,1 case was received liver transplantation due to poor respond to chemotherapy.One case was not received any treatment.In 7 cases of stage Ⅱ,6 cases were alive,1 case died,3-year free survival rate was 100%(4/4).In 7 cases of stage Ⅲ,5 cased were alive,3-year free survival rate was 75%(3/4).Two cases of stage Ⅳ all died.Conclusions Surgery play a very important role in the treatment of hepatoblastoma in children.Chemotherapy has improved the resectability of the tumor.Multidisciplinary team treatment is an effective model for diagnosis and treatment on childhood hepatoblastoma.