A Conceptual Classification of Resectability for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

In the era of multidisciplinary treatment strategy, resectability for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) should be defined. This study aimed to propose and validate a resectability classification of HCC.

Methods

We proposed following the three groups; resectable-(R), borderline resectable-(BR), and unresectable (UR)-HCCs. Resectable two groups were sub-divided according to the value of indocyanine green clearance of remnant liver (ICG-Krem) and presence of macrovascular invasion (MVI); BR-HCC was defined as resectable HCCs with MVI and/or ICG-Krem≥0.03-<0.05, and R-HCC was the remaining. Consecutive patients with HCC who underwent liver resection (LR) and non-surgical treatment(s) (i.e., UR-HCC) between 2011 and 2017 were retrospectively analyzed to validate the prop

SUBMITTER: Yoh T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9895025 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature