Hepatic Tumor:
Tumors of the liver can be of various types some of them are present from before birth, some come up later. The tumors may be malignant or benign. The common one present at birth are made up of excessive proliferation of the blood vessels and may either bleed within the liver or may cause heart failure and require early surgery to remove the tumor to stop these complications. Here again an Ultrasound and then a CT Scan must be done to get a proper understanding of the extent of the tumor and planning the surgery. These are benign tumors and hence no further therapy is required except follow up. The malignant tumor may come up later when the child is 4 years or more and these can grow fast, spread both locally and thru blood stream to distant places in the body and require thorough investigations and followed by surgical excision. In the operation a part or entire lobe of the liver needs to be removed . This is later followed by the use of Chemotherapy and if necessary Radio therapy to get the best result.