%0 Journal Article
%T Vascular Invasion, Satellite Nodules and Absence of Tumor Capsule Strongly Correlate with Disease-Free Survival and Long-Term Outcome in Patients Resected for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
%A Benedetta Pesi
%A Luca Moraldi
%A Daniela Zambonin
%A Francesco Giudici
%A Tiziana Cavalli
%A Rami Addasi
%A Francesca Leo
%A Stefano Scaringi
%A Giacomo Batignani
%J Journal of Cancer Therapy
%P 1344-1353
%@ 2151-1942
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jct.2014.514134
%X Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancer
in the world. Liver resection (LR)
is the most used therapy in well compensated
liver cirrhosis and maybe used as a first-line treatment. Aim of the study is
to evaluate survival rates in patients who underwent LR for HCC and to identify
risk factors able to influence the prognosis. Material/Method: A retrospective study was carried out
in 115 patients whounderwent LR
for HCC. We evaluated overall and disease-free survival rates at 1, 3 and 5years (y) and a series of variables
included: type of resection, clamping, blood loss, transfusions, tumor size,
presence of capsule, satellite nodules and vascular invasion. Results: The 1-, 3-, 5-y
survival rates were 90.2%, 67% and 52.7%, and disease-free survival rates
%K Liver Resection
%K Hepatocellular Carcinoma
%K Prognostic Factors
%K Vascular Invasion
%K Satellite Nodules
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52039