Clinical characteristics of deep neck abscess in children; 15 year experience in a university hospital

Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Pediatric Hepatocellular Carcinoma

“…Compared to hepatoblastoma, pediatric HCC has a poor prognosis because the effect of chemotherapy is poor and the rate of complete tumor resection is low. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Most reports revealed that the sur-vival of patients with hepatoblastoma has been dramatically improved in recent years by the introduction of effective chemotherapeutic agents, such as cisplatin-hence the elevated chance of curative resection after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. 1,2 The survival rate after treatment of hepatoblastoma had been reported to be as high as 60% to 75%.…”

“…In Taiwan, HCC is the most common malignant liver tumor in children and has been reported to represent more than 70% to 80% of pediatric hepatic malignancies. According to Korean reports, the incidence of malignant liver tumors represents 0.7% to 5.0% of all pediatric malignancies, and HCC accounts for 20% to 30% of the malignant liver tumors 1–9…”

“…According to Korean reports, the incidence of malignant liver tumors represents 0.7% to 5.0% of all pediatric malignancies, and HCC accounts for 20% to 30% of the malignant liver tumors. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]…”

“…However, it has been shown on a number of occasions that extensive treatment, including complete tumor resection, chemotherapy, with or without additional modalities such as transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) improve survival. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Despite recent chemotherapeutic developments for pediatric hepatic malignant tumors, HCC remains more resistant to chemotherapy than hepatoblastoma; 3,11 therefore complete tumor resection is viewed as the most important and essential treatment for cure. [1][2][3][4][5] In this study, we collected the clinical characteristics of pediatric HCC patients, analyzed treatment results, and searched for prognostic factors.…”