Hepatocellular carcinoma--evaluation of a group of 74 patients treated at the surgical department.
The authors present their experience with treatment of 74 patients operated on for hepatocellular carcinoma. Resection could be performed only in 44 patients. In 19 cases, a catheter for regional chemotherapy was implanted. Tumor destruction with alcohol was performed 4 times and radiofrequency thermal ablation 5 times either as a single intervention or in addition to the resection. Liver cirrhosis was verified by histology in 29 operated patients. Hospital mortality: 2 operated patients. Median survival after the liver resection: 42 months, mean survival: 72 months. The importance of preoperative indocyanine green elimination test for the exact determination of functional capacity of the liver and the priority of radical resection as compared to the other treatment modalities are emphasized (Tab. 2, Ref. 12). Full Text (Free, PDF) www.bmj.sk.
Leypold
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2nd Department of Surgery, Masaryk University, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic. jindrich.leypold@fnusa.cz
Privara
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Staffa
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Dvorak
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Novotny
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged