Pediatric Surgery in Oncology: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Oncology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 1673
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pediatric surgical oncology; pediatric general and thoracic surgery; image-guided surgery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pediatric surgical oncology is rapidly evolving, driven by technological innovation and the urgent need to balance oncologic control with organ preservation and long-term quality of life. Recent advances such as intraoperative image guidance, fluorescence-guided surgery, and augmented reality are enhancing surgical precision and safety. Minimally invasive approaches, including laparoscopic and robotic-assisted procedures, are increasingly applied to complex pediatric tumors, reducing morbidity and facilitating recovery. Organ-sparing resections and refined lymphatic mapping strategies are reshaping surgical standards, allowing preservation of function while ensuring oncologic adequacy. Despite these advances, significant challenges remain, including limited pediatric-specific evidence, integration of novel technologies across diverse healthcare settings, and long-term outcome validation. This Special Issue aims to highlight cutting-edge innovations, ongoing challenges, and future directions in pediatric surgical oncology. For this Special Issue of Cancers, we welcome original research and review articles addressing emerging technologies, multidisciplinary strategies, and pathways toward safer, more effective, and less invasive care for children with cancer.
Dr. Abdelhafeez H. Abdelhafeez
Prof. Dr. Kokila Lakhoo
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Cancers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- pediatric surgical oncology
- intraoperative image guidance
- minimally invasive surgery
- fluorescence guidance
- augmented reality
- precision cancer surgery
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
