

With this in mind, the following guidelines have been developed by authors from both HICs and LMICs. One of our goals is to provide surgical guidance for different scenarios, including those experienced in High- (HICs) and Low- and Middle- Income Countries (LMICs). IPSO has been invited to contribute surgical guidance as part of the World Health Organization Initiative for Childhood Cancer. This organization allows experts in the field from around the globe to gather and address the surgical needs of children with cancer. The International Society of Paediatric Surgical Oncology (IPSO) is the leading organization that deals with pediatric surgical oncology worldwide. Unfortunately, there is a significant disparity in survival rates in low and middle income countries, when compared to those from high income countries. It is important for surgeons to adhere to sound pediatric surgical oncology principles, as they are closely associated with improved local control and survival.

Most children with tumors will require one or more surgical interventions as part of the care and treatment, including making a diagnosis, obtaining adequate venous access, performing a surgical resection for solid tumors (with staging and reconstruction), performing procedures for cancer prevention and its late effects, and managing complications of treatment all with the goal of improving survival and quality of life. 3, Tübingen 72076, Germanyġ1Department of Surgery, Howard University Hospital, 1851 9th Street NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20059, USAġ2Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA MS133, Memphis, TN 38105, USAĥDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Virgen del Rocio Children’s Hospital, Av Manuel Siurot S/NN, Sevilla 41013, SpainĦSurgical Oncology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Elgiesh Street, 31111, Tanta, Gharbeya, EgyptħDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead NSW 2145, AustraliaĨPediatric Surgery Division, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Andrés Lamas 812, Buenos Aires 1406, ArgentinaĩDepartment of Surgery, Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Huispostnummer KE 01.129.2, Postbus 85090, Utretcht 3508AB, The Netherlandsġ0Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, University of Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. Simone de Campos Vieira Abib 1, Chan Hon Chui 2, Sharon Cox 3, Abdelhafeez H Abdelhafeez 4, Israel Fernandez-Pineda 5, Ahmed Elgendy 6, Jonathan Karpelowsky 7, Pablo Lobos 8, Marc Wijnen 9, Jörg Fuchs 10, Andrea Hayes 11 and Justin T Gerstle 12ġPediatric Oncology Institute, GRAACC, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 572 - Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04021-001, BrazilĢSurgery Centre for Children, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, 3 Mount Elizabeth, 228510, SingaporeģDivision of Paediatric Surgery, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaĤDepartment of Surgery, St Jude Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place. International Society of Paediatric Surgical Oncology (IPSO) Surgical Practice Guidelines
