Prevalence and clinical significance of regional lymphadenectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A limited amount of literature involves the clinical significance of regional lymphadenectomy during operations on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Our study aims to explore regional lymphadenectomy rate and node-positive rate, as well as their clinicopathological relevance and prognostic values in patients with HCC receiving liver resection (LR) and liver transplantation (LT).

Methods

Patients with HCC who received LR or LT and were diagnosed from 2004 to 2013 were retrieved from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database. A total of 6367 patients with staging and regional lymphadenectomy information was included.

Results

The regional lymphadenectomy rates were 14.3% and 28.6% in patients receiving LR and LT, respectively. Additi

SUBMITTER: Yang A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593848 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature