Patient's question:
Patient: Male, 2 years old, with a huge hepatoblastoma (20x20cm). The surgery was performed at the General Hospital of Lanzhou. After opening the abdominal cavity, the condition was explained to the family again. Due to the high risk, the family declined the surgery and opted for a pathological examination. Can the surgery be performed?Doctor's answer:
According to your description above, since you have undergone an open surgery, you cannot have the tumor removed through surgery. If possible, you had the tumor removed during the first surgery. This is usually because the tumor is too large and severely adheres to surrounding blood vessels or other organs. As for how long it can survive, it's difficult to generalize because the progression rate varies from patient to patient, and there are individual differences. Hepatoblastoma is a malignant tumor with a relatively fast growth rate. Therefore, it cannot live for a long time. Since surgery is not an option, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy can be used. It can survive for one to two years or several months.