Role of the surgeon in the treatment of children's cancer.
The management of children's tumors has changed significantly in the past several years. New techniques and combined surgical, chemotherapeutic, and radiation approaches are responsible for improved survival in most instances. Cooperation of the surgeon with the specialists in separate disciplines is imperative to continued advancements in neoplastic disease of childhood.
D000293:Adolescent; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy