Pediatric Liver Tumors

1. Introduction
Arthur Zimmermann, Giorgio Perilongo

2. Historical Background
Jack Plaschkes

3. Epidemiology of Pediatric Liver Tumors
Jillian M. Birch

4. Molecular Aspects of Hepatoblastoma
Roland Kappler, Dietrich Schweinitz

5. Ontogenetic Aspects of Liver Tumors
Arthur Zimmermann

6. Translational Investigations of Liver Tumors: Sampling Strategies and Banking
Michael Grotzer, Tarek Shalaby

7. Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis
Laurence Brugières

8. Imaging and Staging of Pediatric Liver Tumors
Derek J. Roebuck

9. Pathology of Pediatric Liver Tumors
Arthur Zimmermann, Dolores Lopez-Terrada

10. Surgical Treatment
Piotr Czauderna, Dietrich Schweinitz

11. Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Liver Tumors in Children
Rebecka L. Meyers, Jean-Bernard Otte

12. Chemotherapy for Childhood Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Giorgio Perilongo, Bruce Morland, Marcio Malogolowkin

13. Salvage Strategies
Jozsef Zsiros, Laurence Brugières

14. Alternative Approaches for Treatment
Derek J. Roebuck

15. Supportive Therapy and Toxicity
Penelope Brock, Gill Levitt

16. Challenges and Opportunities of International Therapeutic Trials
Rudolf Maibach

17. Tumors Other than Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Gianni Bisogno, Arthur Zimmermann

18. Future Prospective
Giorgio Perilongo, Arthur Zimmermann

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Oncology