Surgical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma originating from the caudate lobe
Journal
World Journal of Surgery
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
5
Pages
562-566
Date Issued
1996
Author(s)
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) originating from the caudate lobe is rare, and its surgical management is difficult because of its unique anatomic location. We have seen six such cases at our hospital. Fur patients with fair to excellent liver reserve, we advocated caudate lobectomy combining other types of hepatic resection. For patients with marked liver cirrhosis and poor liver reserve or a small HCC, we advocated simple partial caudate lobectomy (limited hepatic resection). There was no operative mortality or major operative morbidity. We conclude that such approaches are safer, less time- consuming, and less technique-demanding, and they produce a fair survival result compared with the approaches of other procedures. With such approaches, it is our experience that patients with HCC from the caudate lobe have a prognosis comparable to that of patients with HCC in other parts of the liver.
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Other Subjects
adult; aged; article; cancer survival; clinical article; female; human; intermethod comparison; liver cell carcinoma; liver cirrhosis; liver lobectomy; male; prognosis; surgical technique; Adult; Aged; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Female; Hepatectomy; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome
Type
journal article