Staging
In order to properly describe hepatoblastoma, doctors use a staging system that takes into account whether or not the tumor can be completely removed with surgery and whether or not the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of the body. Staging is an important step in evaluating prognosis and treatment options.
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Description
- The tumor can be (or has already been) completely removed with surgery and no cancer cells remain in the liver.
Treatment
- Surgery, chemotherapy, watchful waiting.
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Description
- There is no spread of tumor outside the liver. Most of the tumor in the liver can be (or has already been) completely removed with surgery, but small amounts of cancer cells may remain in the liver.
Treatment
- Surgery, chemotherapy, watchful waiting, clinical trials.
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Description
- The tumor cannot be completely removed with surgery or if there are cancer cells in nearby lymph nodes. There is no disease spread to other parts of the body.
Treatment
- Chemotherapy, surgery, liver transplantation, chemoembolization, clinical trials.
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Description
- Cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
Treatment
- Chemotherapy, stem cell transplant, chemoembolization, radiation therapy, clinical trials.
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Description
- After treatment and remission, the cancer has returned in the liver or another part of the body.
Treatment
- Chemotherapy, stem cell transplantation, chemoembolization, radiation therapy, clinical trials.
