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Wei Chen, Jia-Ping Li, Jian-Yong Yang, Wen-Quan Zhuang, Department of Interventional Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
Tang-Bin Liu, Gui-Sheng Li, Department of Pediatric Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
Supported by: Medical Research Fund of Guangdong Province, No. 1997121.
Correspondence to: Dr. Wei Chen, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China. cw220@sina.com
Received: June 16, 2004 Revised: July 9, 2004 Accepted: August 20, 2004 Published online: October 15, 2004
AIM: To evaluate the clinical feasibility, therapeutic effect, applications and roles of transcatheter arterial chemoemb-olization (TACE) for the unresectable hepatoblastoma in children.
METHODS: Fifteen cases of unresectable hepatoblastoma were firstly treated with TACE for 18 times before secondary surgical resection. The changes of clinical symptoms, signs and AFP before and after TACE, and the conditions of operation were analyzed. The therapeutic effect in long term was followed up for all the cases.
RESULTS: Re-examinations were performed after several days to 1 month. Tumors treated with TACE shrank with 19-82% (average 58.6%)(Paired samples test, t = 3.171, P = 0.007), and the levels of AFP reduced significantly from 29% to 89%(mean 57.38%) (Paired samples test, t = 1.784,P = 0.096). No significant chemotherapeutic toxicity was observed. Twelve cases of hepatoblastoma were safely excised. Pathological examination showed massive necrosis (63.1% on average) in the resected tumor tissues. The 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival rates were 93.3% (14/15), 66.6% (10/15) and 40%(6/15) respectively by follow-up.
CONCLUSION: TACE is a safe, effective therapeutic method for unresectable hepatoblastoma in children. It is also effective in reducing hemorrhage and tumor cell pervasion during operation.
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