Long-term results of hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma originating from the noncirrhotic liver

CH Chang, GY Chau, WY Lui, SH Tsay… - Archives of …, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
Hypothesis In patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who do not have cirrhosis, the
clinicopathologic characteristics and long-term postresectional outcomes must be clarified
and liver transplantation may also have a role in future treatment strategy. Design Case
series. The mean (SD) follow-up time was 52.4 (33.8) months. Setting A tertiary care medical
center. Patients From a prospective database, 445 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
who underwent hepatectomy were classified into 2 groups—those without cirrhosis (n= 223) …