Liver tumors.
Several different malignant and benign tumors of the liver are seen in children. They pose a significant challenge for the pediatric surgeon because they reach a very large size before discovery and hepatic resection is usually necessary for cure. Surgical mortality and morbidity are still significant.
D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000628:therapy; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000628:therapy; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods