HEPATOBLASTOMA: PRESENTATION OF A CLINICAL CASE

Alexander Antonio Jara Chavez; Carolina Vanessa Saldana Rodriguez; Carlos Alberto Lara Rueda; Kattya Milena Cordova Cabrera; Ana Belen Corella Ortega; Jose Martin Landivar Perez; Paul Alejandro Yanez Piedra; Victor Hugo Vilema Cruz; Nadya Steffany Reyes Nieto

Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

HEPATOBLASTOMA: PRESENTATION OF A CLINICAL CASE

Alexander Antonio Jara Chavez, Carolina Vanessa Saldana Rodriguez, Carlos Alberto Lara Rueda, Kattya Milena Cordova Cabrera, Ana Belen Corella Ortega, Jose Martin Landivar Perez, Paul Alejandro Yanez Piedra, Victor Hugo Vilema Cruz, Nadya Steffany Reyes Nieto

Abstract :

Objectives: Describe the frequency, possible causes, clinical, diagnosis, prognosis, complications and treatment of this disease. Method: A study of a pediatric patient with liver tumor lesion was carried out, following up from the detection of the lesion, carrying out diagnostic tests, surgery, and post-surgical follow-up. Result: 6-month-old patient with liver tumor lesion detected at 4 months of age. Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy + Right Hepatectomy + Adjuvant Chemotherapy were followed; with good response to treatment. At the moment the patient remains in controls and free of disease. Conclusion: Most common childhood liver tumor. The surgical approach with tumor-free resection margins is the goal for cure. Liver surgery is an important chapter in management and should be performed in specialized centers and with professionals trained for pre, trans and postoperative management.