WJH 6^(th) Anniversary Special Issues(1): Management of hepatocellular carcinoma Management of “very early” hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhotic patients
WJH 6^(th) Anniversary Special Issues(1): Management of hepatocellular carcinoma Management of “very early” hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhotic patients作者机构:Department of HPB Surgery and Trans-plantation Hospital Universitario Vall d’Hebron Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
出 版 物:《World Journal of Hepatology》 (世界肝病学杂志(英文版)(电子版))
年 卷 期:2014年第6卷第11期
页 面:766-775页
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含:心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题:Hepatocellular carcinoma Very early Liver resection Liver transplantation Local therapies
摘 要:Due to the advances in screening of cirrhotic patients, hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) is being diagnosed in earlier stages. For this reason the number of patients diagnosed of very early HCC(single tumors ≤ 2 cm) is continuously increasing. Once a patient has been diagnosed with this condition, treatment strategies include liver resection, local therapies or liver transplantation. The decision on which therapy should the patient undergo depends on the general patients performance status and liver disease. Anyway, even in patients with similar conditions, the best treatment offer is debatable. In this review we analyze the state of the art on the management of very early HCC on cirrhotic patients to address the best treatment strategy for this patient population.