Outcomes of anatomical versus non-anatomical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma according to circulating tumor-cell status.

Conclusion: AR may be more beneficial than NAR only in patients with low CTC count and mesenchymal- and epithelial/mesenchymal-negative phenotypes. For patients with a high CTC count, the balance between operative risk and prognostic benefit is more important than the resection method performed. Key messages:Anatomic resection may improve the survival of HCC patients, but only those with low CTC count and negative M- and E/M-CTC phenotypes.CTC analysis before surgery can be used to better guide the choice of resection method for HCC. PMID: 31876201 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Ann Med Source Type: research