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Surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma. Post-operative outcome and long-term results in Europe: An overview

✍ Scribed by Daniel Jaeck; Philippe Bachellier; Elie Oussoultzoglou; Jean-Christophe Weber; Philippe Wolf

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Weight: 79 KB
Volume: 10
Category: Article
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1002/lt.20041

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A multicenter retrospective review of 1467 patients treated by liver resection (LR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Europe over a 13-year period showed a mean mortality rate of 10.6%, which was correlated with the extent of LR, the etiology of cirrhosis and the study period with an improvement during the last years. Improved 5-year overall survival (20 -51%) and diseasefree survival (20 -33%) reached similar rates in cirrhotic than in non-cirrhotic patients. Overall results were similar to those reported in Asian series as far as patients and tumor characteristics were comparable. (Liver Transpl

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