# Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Oncology — GCMD Library living collection

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## Episodes
### Hepatic Malignancies
- [Histologic type predicts disparate outcomes in pediatric hepatocellular neoplasms: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/histologic-type-predicts-disparate-outcomes-in-pediatric-hepatocellular-neoplasm-16262) — article · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/histologic-type-predicts-disparate-outcomes-in-pediatric-hepatocellular-neoplasm-16262.md)
- [Characteristics of Transfusion and Association With Oncologic Outcomes in Hepatoblastoma Resection](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811) — video · 1:10 · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811.md)
- [Management of undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/management-of-undifferentiated-embryonal-sarcoma-of-the-liver-a-pediatric-surgic-16022) — article · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/management-of-undifferentiated-embryonal-sarcoma-of-the-liver-a-pediatric-surgic-16022.md)

### Pancreatic Tumors
- [Pancreaticoduodenectomy for the treatment of pancreatic neoplasms in children: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/pancreaticoduodenectomy-for-the-treatment-of-pancreatic-neoplasms-in-children-a-16282) — article · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/pancreaticoduodenectomy-for-the-treatment-of-pancreatic-neoplasms-in-children-a-16282.md)

## Chapters
- [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=0) Introduction and Study Context (Ep 2)
- [0:24](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=24) Study Findings (Ep 2)
- [0:51](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=51) Author Recommendations (Ep 2)

## Statements
Every statement is attributed, typed, and timestamped; the link is the citation.

## Host summaries
Recaps by a host of what the experts said — not the host's own clinical position.
- It is not uncommon for a patient with hepatoblastoma to need a transfusion during resection — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=0)
- The study was multi-institutional and published in Pediatric Blood and Cancer in 2025 — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:13](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=13)
- The study examined how intraoperative transfusion may affect recurrence and survival in hepatoblastoma resection patients — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:19](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=19)
- Of those transfused, the majority received red blood cells — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:25](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=25)
- Only 11% of transfused patients received platelets — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:25](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=25)
- Intraoperative blood transfusions had no effect on recurrence — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:32](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=32)
- Intraoperative blood transfusions were associated with increased death — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:32](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=32)
- There were instances of unnecessary blood transfusions — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:39](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=39)
- Patients who were transfused had higher post-op hemoglobin — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:43](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=43)
- Transfused patients still required more plasma and platelets postoperatively — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:43](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=43)
- The authors think that blood transfusions were mostly red blood cells, and that is what contributed to the post-op coagulopathy — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:52](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=52)
- The authors recommend more careful patient selection for intraoperative transfusions — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 1:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=60)
- The authors recommend a balanced transfusion approach — Jill Knepprath summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 1:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/characteristics-of-transfusion-and-association-with-oncologic-outcomes-in-hepato-11811?t=60)

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