Abdominal Tumors: Wilms, Neuroblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, and Hepatoblastoma.

Surg Clin North Am

Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. Electronic address:

Published: October 2022

Pediatric cancer patients have improved outcomes over the past several decades leading to a greater number of survivors living well into adulthood. Owing to their increased longevity, adult care providers are encountering childhood cancer survivors with greater frequency in their clinics and hospitals. Childhood cancer treatments are associated with varied and significant systemic complications that either persist or develop well into adulthood, including secondary malignancies, cardiomyopathies, and adhesive disease that can complicate even the simplest operation. This article reviews four of the most common solid abdominal tumors in the pediatric population and the long-term sequelae of their respective treatment regimens.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.suc.2022.07.006DOI Listing

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