Proposal for subclassification to select patients for hepatectomy with intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma and Child–Pugh A liver function: A double-center study from China

This study aimed to propose a subclassification to select patients for surgical resection. OS of patients with intermediate-stage HCC who underwent hepatectomy at Beijing Friendship Hospital or Peking Union Medical College Hospital were reviewed. Patients were divided into 2 groups based on the results of survival analysis. The prognosis of these patients was compared with that in those who were treated by trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in each subgroup. A total of 259 patients with intermediate-stage HCC who were initially treated by hepatectomy were included. Multivariate analysis showed that cumulative tumor size and tumor number independently affected tumor recurrence and survival time of these patients. Patients were then divided into group A (tumor size
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research