Tumor distribution type helps distinguish the prognosis of HCC patients with multiple tumors in BCLC-A stage: a multi-center retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with multiple tumors have a poor prognosis and need more attention.

Objectives

To develop an easily available radiological indicator that can differentiate the prognosis of Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage A (BCLC-A) patients with multiple tumors.

Design

This was a retrospective, multicenter study. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data were collected from patients who underwent thermal ablation (TA), laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH), or LH combined with TA at five tertiary hospitals.

Methods

Tumor distribution (TD) was classified into three types: same-segment, different-segments, and different-lobes, and three junior doctors (<5 years of experience) were invited to classify the tumors. We compared disease-free

SUBMITTER: Ding W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12718338 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature