Recent Advances in Surgical Strategies and Liver Transplantation for Hepatoblastoma
The most common malignant liver tumor in children is hepatoblastoma. Epidemiological examinations have shown that hepatoblastoma incidence has been increasing partially because of the improved survival of premature infants. Overall survival has improved from 30% to 80% following inventive advances in surgical techniques and chemotherapy over the past 3 decades. With advances in chemotherapy, the development of treatment methods has largely improved the prognosis of hepatoblastoma, and surgical resection, and liver transplantation still play a crucial role in the treatment of hepatoblastoma.