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Alternative Approaches for Treatment

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Pediatric Liver Tumors

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Various nonsurgical regional treatments may be applicable in the treatment of children with liver tumors. Although none is currently used as part of major pediatric liver cancer trials, each has certain advantages and may be considered in selected patients. It remains to be seen whether any of these ideas become a part of standard protocols in the future.

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Roebuck, D.J. (2011). Alternative Approaches for Treatment. In: Zimmermann, A., Perilongo, G. (eds) Pediatric Liver Tumors. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14504-9_14

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