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Extent of resection for hepatocellular carcinoma 2 cm or less in greatest diameter.

BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of liver segmentectomy or larger resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) 2 cm or less in greatest diameter has not been clarified. METHODS: From 1985 to 1994, 125 patients with solitary HCC 2 cm or less in greatest diameter underwent curative hepatectomy (liver segmentectomy or larger resection, 94; subsegmentectomy, 31). The relationship between clinicopathological findings and surgical outcomes were examined. RESULTS: The 5- and 10-year survival rates were 68% and 47%, respectively. Univariate and multivariate analysis showed the Child-Pugh class to be a significant prognostic factor. However, liver segmentectomy or larger resection did not have any significant effect on long-term survival. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that no further improvement of the survival rate can be achieved by liver segmentectomy or larger resection, compared with subsegmentectomy in patients with solitary HCC 2 cm or less in greatest diameter.[1]

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  1. Extent of resection for hepatocellular carcinoma 2 cm or less in greatest diameter. Yamamoto, M., Takasaki, K., Otsubo, T., Saito, A., Nakano, M. Am. J. Surg. (2002) [Pubmed]
 
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