Imaging of pediatric liver tumors: A COG Diagnostic Imaging Committee/SPR Oncology Committee White Paper

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Jun;70 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):e29965. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29965. Epub 2022 Sep 14.

Abstract

Primary hepatic malignancies are relatively rare in the pediatric population, accounting for approximately 1%-2% of all pediatric tumors. Hepatoblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma are the most common primary liver malignancies in children under the age of 5 years and over the age of 10 years, respectively. This paper provides consensus-based imaging recommendations for evaluation of patients with primary hepatic malignancies at diagnosis and follow-up during and after therapy.

Keywords: hepatoblastoma; hepatocellular carcinoma; liver tumor; radiology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Hepatoblastoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hepatoblastoma* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance