Prolonged survival following multiple thoracotomies for metastatic hepatoblastoma

✍ Scribed by Passmore, S. Jane ;Noblett, Helen R. ;Wisheart, James D. ;Mott, Martin G.

• Book ID: 102523634
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 296 KB
• Volume: 24
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0098-1532
• DOI: 10.1002/mpo.2950240113

✦ Synopsis

A 14-month-old boy presented with hepatoblastoma, which was completely excised. He had pulmonary metastases, diagnosed 1 year later, treated with chemotherapy followed by resection at age 2% years. At the age of 3% years a further metastasis was shown on CT scan and this was resected. Two further metastses were resected at ages 4% and 5% years. At age 9% he had a further isolated pulmonary metastasis resected and is again disease-free more than 30 months from the last thoracotomy. Prolonged survival following metastatic hepatoblastoma can be achieved with repeated thoracotomies, especially if the first recurrence is more than 6 months from diagnosis and the number of metastases is small. Follow-up examinations should be both radiological and with serum alpha fetaprotein (SaFP). @ 1995 wiley-Liss, Inc.