Prognostic Factors and Recurrence of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Hepatic Resection or Microwave Ablation: A Retrospective Study

Autor: Zhi Li Wang, De Jiang Yu, Xiao Ling Yu, Ping Liang, Bao Wei Dong
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 12:327-337
ISSN: 1873-4626
1091-255X
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0310-0
Popis: This study aims to analyze the long-term therapeutic results of small HCC less than 5 cm in diameter after microwave ablation (MA) or hepatic resection (HR) and choose factors that could predict metastasis and recurrence of small HCC. The metastasis and recurrence of 194 patients with one HCC less than 5 cm in diameter who underwent curative HR or MA between January 1995 and December 2004 were reviewed retrospectively; immunohistochemistry was used to analyze the expressions of VEGF, bFGF, and c-Met in HCC tissues. Posttreatment prognostic factors were evaluated by multivariate analysis using Cox’s proportional hazards model. The variables included the expressions of these three proteins in HCC tissues, the clinical and pathologic characteristics of the patients. The retrospective study showed that 1-, 3-, and 5-year disease-free survival rates of patients with single HCC of diameter
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