| Literature DB >> 24641525 |
Megan Xue1, Prakash Masand, Patrick Thompson, Milton Finegold, Daniel H Leung.
Abstract
Malignant liver tumors represent approximately 1% of malignancies in children. HA is a high-grade tumor of endothelial cells that is even more rare in the pediatric population. HA has a limited response to chemotherapy, radiation and resection with universal tumor recurrence with LT and nearly 100% mortality by 18 months. This is the first reported successful case of hepatic angiosarcoma in a child who was treated by LT in combination with sirolimus. Sirolimus antagonizes the mTOR pathway, which regulates cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration, and is being studied as an anti-neoplastic agent for solid tumors.Entities:
Keywords: child; liver transplantation; malignancy; pediatric liver transplantation; sirolimus
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24641525 DOI: 10.1111/petr.12245
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Transplant ISSN: 1397-3142