Clinical Significance of Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Associated with Extrahepatic Metastases

Conclusions: Hepatectomy is not recommended for HCC patients with extrahepatic metastasis with ≥3 intrahepatic tumors, even when all intrahepatic tumors can be eliminated via hepatectomy. Aggressive surgery may be justified for HCC patients with ≤2 intrahepatic tumors and maximal tumor size #x3c;100 mm, irrespective of vascular invasion.Dig Surg
Source: Digestive Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research