Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors in young patients after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

• Published in: World journal of surgical oncology Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 52
• Main Authors: Shimada, Shingo, Kamiyama, Toshiya, Yokoo, Hideki, Wakayama, Kenji, Tsuruga, Yosuke, Kakisaka, Tatsuhiko, Kamachi, Hirofumi, Taketomi, Akinobu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 02.03.2013; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adult; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - mortality; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - secondary; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - surgery; Comparative analysis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Glycoproteins; Hepatectomy; Hepatectomy - mortality; Hepatitis; Hepatoma; Humans; Liver; Liver cirrhosis; Liver Neoplasms - mortality; Liver Neoplasms - pathology; Liver Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Mortality; Neoplasm Metastasis; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - mortality; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery; Neoplasm Staging; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Prognosis; Risk Factors; Survival Rate; Tumors; Japan

The aim of this study was to analyze the clinicopathological characteristics and the prognostic factors for survival and recurrence of young patients who had undergone hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Between 1990 and 2010, 31 patients aged 40 years or younger (younger patient group) among...