[Liver transplantation for advanced primary hepatocellular carcinoma].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the value of liver transplantation for late hepatocellular carcinoma.


METHODS
Thirty-six patients were treated by liver transplantation from August 2000 to February 2002, of which 15 patients had had advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and thirteen of these 15 patients were evaluated for results.


RESULTS
The 1-year survival rate was 86% (6/7). Only one patient died of recurrence within 6 months. The tumor-free survival was 5 to 19 months. Till February 2002, two patients have survived for 10 months and 19 months with recurrence.


CONCLUSIONS
In our country, if the patients can afford liver transplantation, advanced hepatocellular carcinoma without extrahepatic metastasis is still indicated for liver transplantation, since some patients may survive relatively long.
Wang
De-chen
DC
Department of General Surgery, Third Hospital of Peking University, Beijing 100083, China.
Song
Shi-bing
SB
Yuan
Jiong
J
Xiu
Dian-rong
DR
Zhu
Jian-ping
JP
Jiang
Bin
B
Zhang
Tong-lin
TL
D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local