Selection criteria for liver resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and chronic liver disease |
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Authors: | Delis Spiros-G Dervenis Christos |
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Institution: | 1st Surgical Clinic, Liver Surgical Unit, Kostantopouleio-Agia Olga Hospital, Athens 14233, Greece |
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Abstract: | Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide with an annual occurrence of one million new cases. An etiologic association between HBV infection and the development of HCC has been established with a relative risk 200-fold greater than in non-infected individuals. Hepatitis C virus is also proving an important predisposing factor for this malignancy with an incidence rate of 7% at 5 years and 14% at 10 years. The prognosis depends on tumor stage and degree of liver function, which affect the tolerance to invasive treatments. Although surgical resection is generally accepted as the treatment of choice for HCC, new treatment strategies, such as local ablative therapies, transarterial embolization and liver transplantation, have been developed nowadays. With increasing detection of small HCCs from screening programs for cirrhotic patients, it is foreseen that locoregional therapy will play an important role in the near future. |
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Keywords: | Hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatoma Resection Ablation Transplantation ICG clearance Remnant liver volume Milan criteria MELD score |
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