title: [Surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma. Retrospective study of 42 cases].
abstract: We studied the results 42 liver resections performed for hepatocellular carcinoma. Thirty-three patients underwent major liver resections. Hepatocellular carcinomas were associated with cirrhosis in 30.9 p. 100 of cases. The overall operative mortality was 24.3 p. 100: 60 p. 100 in patients with cirrhosis who underwent major liver resections and 12.5 p. 100 in patients with cirrhosis undergoing limited resections. The overall 5-year survival rate was 14.8 p. 100; the 5-year survival rate in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma without cirrhosis was 20 p. 100 whereas no patient with associated cirrhosis of the liver survived at 3 years. We conclude that surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma must be performed whenever possible: a limited resection should be done if the tumor is small, especially in patients with cirrhosis; a major liver resection must be proposed when the tumor is large and if the remaining liver parenchyma is normal.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huguet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nordlinger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vacher
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parc
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hakami
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loygue
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Résection chirurgicale des carcinomes hépato-cellulaires. Etude rétrospective de 42 observations.