Recent updates on the classification of hepatoblastoma according to the International Pediatric Liver Tumors Consensus
Se Un Jeong, Hyo Jeong Kang
Abstract
Hepatoblastoma is the most common pediatric liver malignancy and usually occurs within the first 3 years of life. In recent years, the overall incidence of hepatoblastoma has exhibited the greatest increase among all pediatric malignancies worldwide. The diagnosis of hepatoblastoma may be challenging due to the lack of a current consensus classification system. The International Pediatric Liver Tumors Consensus introduced guidelines and a consensus classification for the diagnosis of hepatoblastoma as either epithelial or mixed epithelial and mesenchymal and in the updated 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Digestive System Tumors.
Topics & Concepts
HepatoblastomaMalignancyMedicineConsensus conferenceClassification schemeLiver tumorIncidence (geometry)Internal medicineIntensive care medicineComputer scienceData scienceHepatocellular carcinomaPhysicsOpticsHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies