Long-term survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma combined with liver cirrhosis. Report of two patients.
Two patients with hepatocellular carcinoma combined with liver cirrhosis lived more than 5 years after hepatic resection. One patient with liver cirrhosis combined with schistosomiasis japonica survived 5 years and 2.5 months after left lobectomy and died of liver failure. Two recurrent tumors, each 1 cm in diameter, were present in the remaining lobe but were not responsible for death. Another patient is well 9 years and 2 months after extended right lobectomy. The tumor was bulky, and the resected specimen was 2800 g in weight. These facts show that patients with hepatocellular carcinoma combined with liver cirrhosis can survive for a long period even if a large tumor is involved.
Tsuzuki
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T
Ogata
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Y
Iida
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S
Kasajima
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Iri
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H
D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local