Resecting hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic liver |
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| Authors: | SHEUNG TAT FAN |
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| Affiliation: | Center for the Study of Liver Disease and Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Resecting hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a cirrhotic patient is potentially dangerous and recurrence of HCC after operation is high. Our current strategy consists of careful preoperative assessment of liver functions by indocyanine green clearance test, intraoperative techniques to reduce blood loss, and postoperative surveillance and prompt treatment of recurrences. The 5-year overall survival rate of HCC patients after resection is 34.3%, which is comparable with that in patients with normal liver (37.3%) or chronic hepatitis (45.3%). |
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| Keywords: | cirrhosis HCC resection |
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