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ArticleTumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine2016

Subclassification of patients with solitary hepatocellular carcinoma based on post-hepatectomy survival: a large retrospective study.

Lei Liu, Qi-Shun Zhang, Ling-Hui Pan, Jian-Hong Zhong, Zhen-Ming Qin, Yan-Yan Wang, Hong-Gui Qin, Wen-Feng Gong, Lu-Nan Qi, Bang-De Xiang and 1 more

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Lei LiuHepatobiliary Surgery Department, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, He Di Rd. #71, Nanning, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Qi-Shun ZhangHepatobiliary Surgery Department, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, People's Republic of China.
Ling-Hui PanAnesthesia Department, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
Jian-Hong ZhongHepatobiliary Surgery Department, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, He Di Rd. #71, Nanning, 530021, People's Republic of China. zhongjianhong66@163.com.
Zhen-Ming QinLibrary Information Department, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
Yan-Yan WangHepatobiliary Surgery Department, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, He Di Rd. #71, Nanning, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Hong-Gui QinHepatobiliary Surgery Department, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, He Di Rd. #71, Nanning, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Wen-Feng GongHepatobiliary Surgery Department, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, He Di Rd. #71, Nanning, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Lu-Nan QiHepatobiliary Surgery Department, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, He Di Rd. #71, Nanning, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Bang-De XiangHepatobiliary Surgery Department, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, He Di Rd. #71, Nanning, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Le-Qun LiHepatobiliary Surgery Department, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, He Di Rd. #71, Nanning, 530021, People's Republic of China. xitongpingjia@163.com.

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Official guidelines group together all cases of solitary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) without macroscopic vascular invasion, regardless of tumor size. Here, we examined whether this is justified based on overall survival (OS) after hepatic resection (HR). Patients with newly diagnosed solitary HCC treated by initial HR from January 2004 to October 2013 were classified into six groups based on tumor size (in 2-cm increments). Combining adjacent categories with similar OS led to three groups: ≤5 cm (n = 426), >5 and ≤8 cm (n = 229), and >8 cm (n = 202). Among all patients, median survival time was 62 months, and OS was 95 % at 1 year, 73 % at 3 years, and 54 % at 5 years. Patients in the ≤5 cm group showed significantly higher OS (P < 0.001) and lower tumor recurrence (P = 0.004) than those in the >5 and ≤8 cm group, who in turn showed significantly higher OS (P = 0.003) and lower tumor recurrence (P = 0.021) than those in the >8 cm group. Our results suggest that patients with solitary HCC should be subclassified based on tumor size for more accurate prognosis. We propose defining solitary HCC tumors >5 and ≤8 cm as "large" and tumors >8 cm as "huge".

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HepatectomyAdultAgedCarcinoma, HepatocellularFemaleHumansLiverLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostoperative PeriodPrognosisSolitary Fibrous TumorsSurvival AnalysisHepatic resectionHepatocellular carcinomaOverall survivalTumor size

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