The diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

J Hartke, M Johnson, M Ghabril - Seminars in diagnostic pathology, 2017 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma is a leading cancer worldwide. Its incidence is increasing, and is
closely related to advanced liver disease. Cirrhosis represents the greatest risk factor for this …

[PDF][PDF] Milan criteria in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: an evidence‐based analysis of 15 years of experience

V Mazzaferro, S Bhoori, C Sposito… - Liver …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the seventh most common cancer worldwide and the
third most common cause of cancer-related deaths; the number of new cases per year is …

Effect of microvascular invasion risk on early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after surgery and radiofrequency ablation

S Lee, TW Kang, KD Song, MW Lee, H Rhim… - Annals of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We compared surgical resection (SR) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) as first-
line treatment in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) based on the risk of …

Preoperative gadoxetic acid–enhanced MRI for predicting microvascular invasion in patients with single hepatocellular carcinoma

S Lee, SH Kim, JE Lee, DH Sinn, CK Park - Journal of hepatology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background & Aims This study aimed to identify preoperative magnetic resonance (MR)
imaging biomarkers for predicting microvascular invasion (MVI), to determine their …

Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a model including α-fetoprotein improves the performance of Milan criteria

C Duvoux, F Roudot–Thoraval, T Decaens, F Pessione… - Gastroenterology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The aim of this study was to generate an improved prognostic
model for predicting recurrence in liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma …

Diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

HB El-Serag, JA Marrero, L Rudolph, KR Reddy - Gastroenterology, 2008 - Elsevier
The diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have witnessed major
changes over the past decade. Until the early 1990s, HCC was a relatively rare malignancy …

Resection and liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

JM Llovet, M Schwartz… - Seminars in liver disease, 2005 - thieme-connect.com
Surveillance programs in cirrhotic patients enable the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC) at early stages, when the tumor is amenable to curative treatments (60% of cases in …

Interobserver variability and diagnostic performance of gadoxetic acid–enhanced MRI for predicting microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma

JH Min, MW Lee, HS Park, DH Lee, HJ Park, S Lim… - Radiology, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Accurate identification of microvascular invasion (MVI) in hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) before treatment is critical for selecting a proper treatment strategy …

[PDF][PDF] Tumor size predicts vascular invasion and histologic grade: implications for selection of surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma

TM Pawlik, KA Delman, JN Vauthey… - Liver …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Vascular invasion and high histologic grade predict poor outcome after surgical resection or
liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Despite the known association …

Needle track seeding following biopsy of liver lesions in the diagnosis of hepatocellular cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MA Silva, B Hegab, C Hyde, B Guo, JAC Buckels… - Gut, 2008 - gut.bmj.com
Background: Needle biopsy of a suspicious liver lesion could guide management in the
setting of equivocal imaging and serology, although it is not recommended generally …