title: Hepatectomy for huge primary liver cancer: report of 171 patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the safety and feasibility of hepatectomy for huge primary liver cancer (PLC).
  
  
  METHODS
  The effect of resection of huge PLC was examined retrospectively. Some problems about resection of huge PLC were discussed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 171 patients with huge PLC undergoing hepatectomy, 2 (1.2%) died in one month after operation. The 1-, 2-, 3-, 5- and 10-year survival rates of the patients were 66.1%, 42.1%, 32.7%, 12.2% and 2.3%, respectively. The effect of prolonging survival time was significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hepatectomy for huge PLC is safe, feasible, and effective.
authors.affiliation: Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical University, 430030 Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate