title: Radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of liver tumors in children.
abstract: Hepatoblastoma and liver metastasis of Wilms' tumors are rare hepatic tumors in children. Treatment of both tumors consists of a combination of chemotherapy and liver surgery. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is frequently used for the treatment of adult liver tumors but is rarely mentioned as a treatment option in pediatric liver tumors. We present a patient with hepatoblastoma and 1 with liver metastasis from a Wilms' tumor. Both patients were treated according to the latest protocols except that surgery included use of RFA. Both are well and recurrence free 8 and 3 years after surgery. Radiofrequency ablation may be a good addition to the existing arsenal of treatment modalities for pediatric liver tumors.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Department of Surgery, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands. svlaarhoven@gmail.com
authors.forename: Stijn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van Laarhoven
authors.forename: Robertine
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Baren
authors.forename: Rienk Yde Johan
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Tamminga
authors.forename: Koert Pieter
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: de Jong
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D018197:Hepatoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*