title: Evidence-based paediatric surgical oncology.
abstract: Surgeons play a pivotal role in the decision-making and multidisciplinary management of childhood solid tumours.1Evidence-based medicine-"aims to optimise decision making by emphasising on the use of best evidence from well-designed conducted research." This article offers a brief overview in an effort to demonstrate how a selection of well-conducted, recently published studies can help address some topical and controversial themes in paediatric surgical oncology practice.
authors.affiliation: Alder Hey Children׳s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: paul.losty@liverpool.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Losty
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003082:Colectomy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000601:surgery; D009919:Orchiectomy; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D000071077:Surgical Oncology / Q000379:methods*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Cavoatrial tumour; Evidence-based medicine; Minimally invasive surgery; Nephron sparing surgery; Neuroblastoma; Neuroendocrine appendix tumours; Paediatric surgical oncology; Pulmonary metastases; Testicular microlithiasis; Wilms tumour