Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for treatment of hepatoblastoma recurrence.
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been widely reported as a minimally invasive treatment for liver tumours in adults, but has not been documented as a treatment for hepatoblastoma in a child. We report a 2-year-old boy with local recurrence of hepatoblastoma after partial hepatectomy. Percutaneous RFA was performed under real-time sonographic guidance. There was no imaging evidence of recurrence after a follow-up of 2 years. We consider this a promising technique in children.
Department of Ultrasonography, Zhejiang Children's Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. yejj1180@163.com
Jingjing
J
Ye
Qiang
Q
Shu
Minju
M
Li
Tian-an
TA
Jiang
D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D018197:Hepatoblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional