Hepatectomy for patients with huge primary liver cancer in Hubei Province of China.
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 in resection of huge PLC were discussed.


RESULTS
Of 375 patients with huge PLC undergoing hepatectomy, 11 (2.9%) died in one month after operation. The 1-, 2-, 3-, 5-and 10-year survival rates of the patients were 63.3%, 45.6%, 34.7%, 16.5% and 1.8%, respectively. The effect of prolonging survival time was significant.


CONCLUSIONS
Hepatectomy for huge PLC is safe, feasible, and effective.
Chen
Xiao-Ping
XP
Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Zhang
Bi-Xiang
BX
Wu
Zai-De
ZD
Qiu
Fa-Zu
FZ
D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D016896:Treatment Outcome