title: Resection of lung metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma after living donor liver transplantation: report of two cases.
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after liver transplantation is associated with a poor prognosis; nonetheless, we report two cases of long-term survival after resection of pulmonary metastatic lesions following living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). The intervals between LDLT and pulmonary resection for the metastatic lesion were 24 months and 30 months, respectively. Regular checking of tumor markers and prompt workup for early detection may contribute to the resectability of such metastatic lesions. These cases suggest that resection of a solitary metastatic lesion in the lung from HCC after liver transplantation may be a feasible treatment for selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Togashi
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: Taku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Sumihito
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kokudo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy