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Undifferentiated carcinoma of the liver in a 3-year-old girl treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy and complete resection

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Highlights • Undifferentiated carcinoma of the liver is reported in a child for the first time.• Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin/doxorubicin was outstandingly effective.• After chemotherapy, total excision was possible by… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Undifferentiated carcinoma of the liver is reported in a child for the first time.• Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin/doxorubicin was outstandingly effective.• After chemotherapy, total excision was possible by resecting segments 4b and 5.• Aggressively malignant, recurrence caused death 9 months after successful surgery.• Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is indicated in aggressive malignancies to enable surgery.

Keywords: chemotherapy; carcinoma liver; neoadjuvant chemotherapy; undifferentiated carcinoma

Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2020

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