Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi
2007 , Vol 50 , Num 3
Liver transplantation for childhood hepatic malignancy
1Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Pediatri Uzmanı2Pediatri Profesörü
3Organ Nakil Merkezi Genel Cerrahi Doçenti Arıkan C, Çakır M, Aydoğdu S, Kılıç M. (Department of Pediatrics and Organ Transplantation Center, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey). Liver transplantation for childhood hepatic malignancy. Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2007; 50: 155-161.
The efficiency and success of liver transplantation has been proven in pediatric life-threatening acute and chronic liver diseases. Liver has transplantation superceded surgical therapies especially in high stage primary liver tumors of childhood, which have high mortality and morbidity. In this review, we discuss the indications of liver transplantation for primary childhood liver tumors, and summarize the experience of the world and our organ transplantation center regarding liver transplantation in childhood primary liver tumors.
Anahtar Kelimeler : karaciğer nakli, hepatoblastom, hepatosellüler karsinom, çocukluk çağı, liver transplantation, hepatoblastoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, childhood