title: [Surgical treatment for complex pediatric retroperitoneal tumors].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore and summarize the experience of surgical treatment for primary retroperitoneal tumor (PRT)in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical data of 17 patients with PRT treated from January 2001 to January 2008 were retrospectively analyzed, including image examination, pathologic examination and surgical procedure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventeen patients underwent complete resection; 8 benign PRT, and 9 malignant PRT were diagnosed by operation and postoperative pathologic examination. Vascular surgery was done on 11 patients, 6 cases of multi-visceral resection, 1 vascular transplant, and 1 multi-visceral resection. Two patients had recurrent malignant PRT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For pediatric complex retroperitoneal tumors, complete resection can reduce the recurrence and improve the long-term survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Dewu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Guoqing
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Quanming
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Danfeng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D018237:Germinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013724:Teratoma / Q000601:surgery