Extended hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma
โ Scribed by T. Ezaki
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 149 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Pulmonary tumour embolism is a rare complication in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The case described here is of such an event that occurred during an extended right hepatectomy for HCC which was invading the inferior vena cava (IVC) and extending to the right atrium.
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Surgical resection for large (> 10 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is believed by many to be ineffective. The objective of the current study was to review the outcome of partial hepatectomy in patients with large HCC. ## METHODS Between 1985 and 2002, 193 consecutive