Pediatric hepatic vascular tumors

Anna McGuire; Israel Fernandez-Pineda; Steven J Fishman; Belinda Hsi Dickie

doi:10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2020.150970

Pediatric hepatic vascular tumors

Semin Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct;29(5):150970. doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2020.150970. Epub 2020 Sep 16.

Authors

Anna McGuire¹, Israel Fernandez-Pineda², Steven J Fishman¹, Belinda Hsi Dickie³

Affiliations

¹ Vascular Anomalies Center, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Fegan, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
² Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, HUVR, University of Sevilla, 41013 Sevilla, Spain.
³ Vascular Anomalies Center, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Fegan, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02115, United States. Electronic address: Belinda.Dickie@childrens.harvard.edu.

PMID: 33069290
DOI: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2020.150970

Abstract

Vascular liver tumors in the pediatric population can present a diagnostic dilemma. The most common hepatic vascular tumors are hepatic hemangiomas; however the differential diagnosis can also include other benign lesions and malignant masses. Management is unique to the type and nature of the specific lesion. Thus, correct diagnosis and timely intervention is critical. The work up, diagnosis, and management of the different hepatic lesions are discussed in this paper.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Humans
Infant
Liver Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms* / pathology
Liver Neoplasms* / therapy
Vascular Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Vascular Neoplasms* / pathology
Vascular Neoplasms* / therapy