Abstract

Liver masses in children can be malignant, benign, or indeterminate and they are a diverse group of epithelial and mesenchymal tumors whose incidence can vary considerably with patient age. [5] Two thirds of liver tumors in children are malignant. [6] Unlike liver tumors in adults, in which the predominant histology is hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoblastoma accounts for two thirds of liver tumors in children. [7] Other liver malignancies in children include sarcomas, germ cell tumors, and rhabdoid tumors, as well as the more familiar hep‐ atocellular carcinoma. Benign tumors of the liver in children include vascular tumors, ha‐ martomas, adenomas, and focal nodular hyperplasia. The histology and anatomy of a pediatric liver tumor guides the treatment and prognosis. [8]

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