Excision of ganglioneuroma from skull base to aortic arch

Elective suprarenal and infrarenal cavectomy for excision of giant retroperitoneal teratoma in infancy

“…Approaches for neuroblastic tumors use systematic display of tumor-encased vasculature: vessel clearance is achieved by bivalving the tumor along the course of each involved vessel [11,12]. However, in several reported retroperitoneal germ cell tumors, as well as the present case, the venous network is instead effaced over the anterior tumor surface, "pinning" it in place [13].…”

Excision of extensive metastatic dysgerminoma to control refractory hypercalcaemia in a child at high risk for tumour-lysis syndrome

“…In common with several other paediatric tumours, it is plausible in this case that resection was facilitated by the absence of chemotherapy-induced fibrosis but hampered by the persisting tumour size and vascularity. The latter is of practical consequence since sizeable lesions with vessel encasement, or with entrapment beneath major vasculature, may benefit from removal in segments [16]. However vascularity of untreated tumour may preclude this option as in this case.…”