SURGICAL ONCOLOGY RESOURCES

These resources have been aggregated by the APSA Cancer Committee for the convenience of the APSA membership. While certainly not a definitive list, this site is intended to facilitate ready access to frequently used references for common pediatric malignancies. Bookmark this page for quick and easy access.

Quicklinks

APSA Handbooks for Cancer Surgery
Each handbook is written by APSA members with extensive knowledge of the disease process. They contain a one-minute review (to refresh just before an operation), staging materials, surgical management and other necessary information. These handbooks are provided by the APSA Cancer Committee, and will be periodically updated to provide current treatment guidelines. These handbooks are not meant to replace involvement with Children’s Oncology Group protocols, and continued participation in COG activities is strongly encouraged.

NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) PDQ® Pediatric Cancer Treatment Summaries

PDQ (Physician Data Query) is NCI’s comprehensive source of cancer information. It contains cancer information summaries on a wide range of cancer topics; drug information summaries on many cancer-related drugs and drug combinations; and dictionaries of general cancer terms, drug terms and genetics terms. PDQ summaries area available for many common pediatric malignancies.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) document evidence-based, consensus-driven management to ensure that all patients receive preventive, diagnostic, treatment and supportive services that are most likely to lead to optimal outcomes. While generally geared to adult patients, these guidelines are a useful resource when caring for children and adolescents with malignancies which more commonly effect adults.

Cancer Committee Literature Reviews

Browse additional studies relevant to pediatric oncology surgery that have been recommended by the APSA Cancer Committee.

Resources by Tumor Type

A - L

Adrenal Medullary Tumor (see Pheochromocytoma / Paraganglioma)
Adrenocortical Carcinoma
- Adrenocortical Tumor Registry
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Adrenalectomy (login-in required)
- NCI PDQ – adult
- NCI PDQ – pediatric
- Textbook chapter (Pediatric Surgery, 7^th edition) (SCORE log-in required)
Breast Cancer
- NCI PDQ
- NCCN Guidelines – adult (free log-in required)
Colorectal Cancer
- NCI PDQ – pediatric
- NCCN Guidelines – adult colon (free log-in required)
- NCCN Guidelines – adult rectal (free log-in required)
Ewing Sarcoma
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Chest Wall (log-in required)
- NCI PDQ
Gastric Tumors
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter (log-in required)
- NCCN Guidelines – adult (free log-in required)
Germ Cell Tumor
- APSA Handbook for Children with Germ Cell Tumors
- NCI PDQ
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – SCT (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – SCT Resection (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Ovarian GCT (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Oophorectomy (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Testicular Tumors (log-in required)
- Textbook chapter – Ovarian Tumors (Pediatric Surgery, 7^th edition) (SCORE log-in required)
Hepatic Tumors (non-HBL)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – HCC (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Hepatectomy (log-in required)
- Textbook chapter (Pediatric Surgery, 7^th edition) (SCORE log-in required)
Hepatoblastoma
- APSA Handbook for Children with Liver Tumors
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Hepatectomy (log-in required)
- NCI PDQ
- Textbook chapter (Pediatric Surgery, 7^th edition) (SCORE log-in required)

I - Q

Lymphoma
- NCI PDQ – Hodgkin
- NCI PDQ – non-Hodgkin
Melanoma
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – SLNB (log-in required)
- NCCN Guidelines – adult (free log-in required)
- NCI PDQ
- Textbook chapter (Sabiston) (SCORE log-in required)
- Textbook chapter – Groin Dissection (Mastery of Surgery) (SCORE log-in required)
Neuroblastoma
- APSA Handbook for Children with Neuroblastoma
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Resection (log-in required)
- NCI PDQ
- Textbook chapter (Pediatric Surgery, 7^th edition) (SCORE log-in required)
Neuroendocrine Tumor
- NCCN Guidelines – adult (free log-in required)
- NCI PDQ – pediatric
Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- NCCN Guidelines – adult STS (free log-in required)
- NCI PDQ
Ovarian Cancer (non-Germ Cell)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Ovarian Tumors (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Sex-Cord Stromal (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Epithelial Tumors (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Oophorectomy (log-in required)
- NCCN Guidelines – adult (free log-in required)
- NCI PDQ – pediatric
- Textbook chapter – Ovarian Tumors (Pediatric Surgery, 7^th edition) (SCORE log-in required)
Osteosarcoma
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter (log-in required)
- NCI PDQ
- NCCN Guidelines – adult (free log-in required)
Pancreatic tumor
- NCCN Guidelines – adult Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (free log-in required)
- NCI PDQ
Pheochromocytoma / Paraganglioma
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Adrenalectomy (login-in required)
- NCI PDQ – pediatric
- Textbook chapter (Pediatric Surgery, 7^th edition) (SCORE log-in required)
Pleuropulmonary blastoma
- NCI PDQ
- PPB Registry webpage

R - Z

Renal Tumor – Nephroblastoma / Wilms Tumor (See Wilms Tumor)
Renal Cell Carcinoma
- NCI PDQ – adult RCC
- NCI PDQ – adult Transitional Cell
- NCI PDQ – pediatric
- NCCN Guidelines – adult (free log-in required)
Renal Tumors (non-Wilms, non-RCC)
- APSA Handbook for Children with Renal Tumors
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Mesoblastic Nephroma (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Resection (log-in required)
- NCI PDQ
- Textbook chapter (Pediatric Surgery, 7^th edition) (SCORE log-in required)
Rhabdomyosarcoma
- APSA Handbook for Children with Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Rhabdomyosarcoma (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Chest Wall (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Paratesticular Rhabdo (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – SLNB (log-in required)
- NCCN Guidelines – adult STS (free log-in required)
- NCI PDQ
- Textbook chapter (Pediatric Surgery, 7^th edition) (SCORE log-in required)
Testicular Cancer (non-Germ Cell)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Orchiectomy for Tumor (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Testicular Tumor (log-in required)
- NCCN Guidelines – adult (free log-in required)
- NCI PDQ – pediatric
Thyroid Cancer
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter (login required)
- NCCN Guidelines – adult (free log-in required)
- NCI PDQ – pediatric
- Textbook chapter (Pediatric Surgery, 7^th edition) (SCORE log-in required)
- Thyroid chapter (Sabiston) (SCORE log-in required)
Wilms Tumor
- APSA Handbook for Children with Renal Tumors
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter (log-in required)
- Pediatric Surgery NaT chapter – Resection (log-in required)
- NCI PDQ – pediatric
- Textbook chapter (Pediatric Surgery, 7^th edition) (SCORE log-in required)