Outcomes of resection of giant hepatocellular carcinoma in a tertiary institution: does size matter?

Abstract Background The surgical management of giant hepatocellular carcinoma (G‐HCC), or HCC of ≥10 cm in diameter, remains controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of surgical resection of, respectively, G‐HCC and small HCC (S‐HCC), or HCC measuring

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Published in:HPB (Oxford, England) England), 2015-11, Vol.17 (11), p.988-993
Main Authors: Thng, Yongxian, Tan, Jarrod K.H, Shridhar, Iyer G, Chang, Stephen K.Y, Madhavan, Krishnakumar, Kow, Alfred W.C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - mortality
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - surgery
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Hepatectomy - methods
Humans
Incidence
Liver - anatomy & histology
Liver - surgery
Liver cancer
Liver cirrhosis
Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms - mortality
Liver Neoplasms - surgery
Male
Medical prognosis
Middle Aged
Mortality
Neoplasm Staging
Organ Size
Original
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Singapore - epidemiology
Survival Rate - trends
Tertiary Care Centers
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Abstract Background The surgical management of giant hepatocellular carcinoma (G‐HCC), or HCC of ≥10 cm in diameter, remains controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of surgical resection of, respectively, G‐HCC and small HCC (S‐HCC), or HCC measuring
ISSN:1365-182X
1477-2574
DOI:10.1111/hpb.12479