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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2020

Clinical impact of anatomical resection on long-term outcomes after hepatectomy for primary solitary hepatocellular carcinoma with or without preoperative positron emission tomography positivity.

Chan Woo Cho, Jong Man Kim, Beom-Hui Lee, Dong-Shik Lee, Sung-Su Yun, Gyu-Seong Choi, Jae-Won Joh

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Chan Woo ChoDepartment of Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Jong Man KimDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Beom-Hui LeeDepartment of Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Dong-Shik LeeDepartment of Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Sung-Su YunDepartment of Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Gyu-Seong ChoiDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jae-Won JohDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sungkyunkwan University · KRYeungnam University · KRYeungnam University CollegeSamsung Medical Center · KR

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Abstract

backgroundThere is little evidence indicating that anatomical resection (AR) is associated with improved survival in patients with solitary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who were preoperatively evaluated by positron emission tomography (PET). The aim of our study was to compare the oncologic outcomes of AR in PET-positive versus PET-negative patients with HCC.

methodsFrom January 2007 to September 2015, 259 patients with preoperative PET underwent hepatectomy as the primary treatment for solitary HCC. Patients were divided into four groups according to PET uptake and hepatectomy type [AR or non-anatomical resection (NAR)]: Group 1 (PET-negative and AR, n=62); Group 2 (PET-negative and NAR, n= 46); Group 3 (PET-positive and AR, n=100); Group 4 (PET-positive and NAR, n=51).

resultsPET positivity was associated with higher protein induced by vitamin K antagonist-II (P=0.025), lager tumor size (P=0.05), microvascular invasion (MVI) (P=0.012), and portal vein invasion (P=0.031). In Kaplan-Meier analysis for RFS, Group 1 showed remarkable difference from Group 3 and Group 4 (P=0.045, P=0.023, respectively). In the PET-positive subgroup with HCC under 3 cm, AR was associated with better RFS than NAR (P=0.016).

conclusionsA combination of AR and PET negativity showed good prognosis in long-term outcomes. Finally, AR can decrease the risk of tumor recurrence in patients with a solitary PET-positive HCC less than 3 cm.

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anatomical resection (AR)Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)positron emission tomography (PET)

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