Abstract:
Hepatoblastoma, though rare among pediatric cancers, is the most common pediatric liver cancer, and has seen significant advancements in diagnosis and treatment. Treatment strategies differ internationally. Complete surgical resection of the tumor at the time of diagnosis, followed by chemotherapy, leads to excellent survival rates. However, the prognosis is poor in children with residual disease after initial resection, even if they receive aggressive adjuvant therapy. Some other protocols emphasize pre-operative chemotherapy in cases where the tumor is inoperable or if the cancer is unlikely to achieve gross total resection at initial diagnosis. Liver transplantation has become an important option for nonresectable tumors or when initial treatments fail. Aggressive surgical resections are also being considered for isolated lung metastases. Herein, we present a rare case of hepatoblastoma with internal hemorrhage in a 9-month-old girl. The clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment will be discussed.
Biography:
Professor Gamal Al-Saied had been graduated from Al-Azhar University with Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery with a general grade very good with honor. His rank was the 9 th in the top 10 graduate list of Faculty of Medicine Al-Azhar University Cairo, Egypt. In 1991, He has been completed his Master’s Degree (MSc) in pediatric surgery (1st part, thesis, and 2nd part). Then, he was appointed as a demonstrator of pediatric surgery in 1992, then, an assistant lecturer of pediatric surgery in 1993 at the Pediatric Surgery Department. In 1998, he has been accredited with a Doctorate Degree in Pediatric Surgery (M.D). Then, he was promoted to a lecturer of pediatric surgery at the Pediatric Surgery Department. In 2004, he was promoted to assistant professor of pediatric surgery at Pediatric Surgical department at Al-Azhar University Hospitals. In 2008, he was certified a Fellowship of European Board in Pediatric Surgery (FEBPS), Glasgow, Scotland. In 2009, he was promoted to a full professor of pediatric surgery at Pediatric Surgical department by Al-Azhar University Hospitals. In 2022, he is certified as a Fellowship of American College of Surgeons (FACS) USA. He had two published theses (MSc and M.D) and he supervised many thesis of a Master’s Degree and Doctorate Degree. Also, he has published 37 international researches in international journals of pediatric surgery and one chapter in international text book (CURRENT CONCEPTS OF URETHROPLASTY) Edited by Donkov I. 2011, pp 35-42. He has been invited as an international speaker and chairperson in many international conferences on pediatric surgery. Currently, He is an Editor-in- Chief for two international pediatric surgery journals and editor of thirteen international pediatric surgery journals. He is also reviewer for many international pediatric surgery journals. In 2003, he was the founder and head of pediatric surgery unit at King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital Taif, Saudi Arabia. He has a great and long term experience in neonatal and pediatric surgery field (open and laparoscopic). Recently, in the era of COVID-19 and afterwards, he has been invited as an international keynote speaker to many international pediatric surgery webinars.
