Carousel1 min read·Published Oct 2026

Hepatoblastoma Reaching the Vena Cava: How Do You Get It Out?

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Case presentation slide showing a 2-year-old with liver tumor extending into vena cava

Slide describing hepatoblastoma diagnosis with vena cava involvement and lung metastases.

Slide explaining neoadjuvant chemotherapy strategy to shrink tumor mass before surgical resection.

Slide explaining how ICG dye helps surgeons visualize residual tumor tissue under special light during oncology procedures.

Slide describing successful tumor removal from vena cava with multidisciplinary treatment approach.

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Carousel · Oct 2026 · 1 min read

In brief

Educational carousel addressing surgical management of hepatoblastoma with vena cava extension. Reviews technical considerations and approaches for resecting liver tumors with major vascular involvement in pediatric patients.

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A structured comparison chart displaying three treatment modalities side-by-side with colored sections. Each column contains clinical data, success percentages, and outcome metrics. Visual hierarchy uses headers, bullet points, and percentage callouts to organize information about surgical techniques.

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Oncology | Fundamentals | Made possible by Cincinnati Children's | A 2-year-old with a hard belly mass. The scan shows a liver tumor reaching into the vena cava. | HOW DO YOU GET IT OUT? | 1/6
Oncology | Fundamentals | Made possible by Cincinnati Children's | THE DIAGNOSIS | IT HAD ALREADY SPREAD | Hepatoblastoma (a childhood liver cancer) with a tumor thrombus that was reaching into the vena cava and spread to both lungs. | 2/6
Oncology | Fundamentals | Made possible by Cincinnati Children's | THE STRATEGY | SHRINK IT, THEN CUT | Utilize neoadjuvant chemotherapy to reduce the size of the mass and hopefully follow a downtrending serum alphafetoprotein level. | 3/6
Oncology | Fundamentals | Made possible by Cincinnati Children's | HOW THEY MADE SURE THEY GOT IT ALL | Case 1 | Dr. Bondoc | Alexander Bondoc, MD | Surgical Director, Liver and Intestinal Transplantation, Pediatric Surgeon, Division of Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery, Medical Director, Liver Care Center, Associate Professor, UC Department of Surgery, Cincinnati Children's | 4/6
Oncology | Fundamentals | Made possible by Cincinnati Children's | WHAT THE DYE DOES | SEE WHAT'S LEFT BEHIND | ICG makes any leftover tumor glow under special light, so the surgeon can find the last of it and confirm nothing's left to come back. | 5/6
Oncology | Fundamentals | Made possible by Cincinnati Children's | THE OUTCOME | THEY GOT IT ALL | Surgeons removed the tumor and cleared the thrombus from the vena cava; the lung spots were treated after. A save that required a multidisciplinary approach. | 6/6