Current management strategy of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) still remains a considerable challenge for surgeons. Surgery, including liver transplantation, is the most important therapeutic approach for patients with this disease. HCC is frequently diagnosed at advanced stages and has a poor prognosis with a high mortality rate even when surgical resection has been considered potentially curative. This brief report summarizes the current status of the management of this malignancy and includes a short description of new pharmacological approaches in HCC treatment.
Rampone
Bernardino
B
Schiavone
Beniamino
B
Martino
Antonio
A
Viviano
Carmine
C
Confuorto
Giuseppe
G
D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome