Risk Factors, Patterns, and Outcomes of Late Recurrence After Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study From China

• Published in: JAMA surgery Vol. 154; no. 3; pp. 209 - 217
• Main Authors: Xu, Xin-Fei, Xing, Hao, Han, Jun, Li, Zhen-Li, Lau, Wan-Yee, Zhou, Ya-Hao, Gu, Wei-Min, Wang, Hong, Chen, Ting-Hao, Zeng, Yong-Yi, Li, Chao, Wu, Meng-Chao, Shen, Feng, Yang, Tian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Medical Association 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - surgery; China; Female; Humans; Liver Neoplasms - pathology; Liver Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology; Online First; Original Investigation; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; China

IMPORTANCE: Late recurrence (more than 2 years) after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is generally considered as a multicentric tumor or a de novo cancer. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk factors, patterns, and outcomes of late recurrence after curative liver resection for HCC....