The Recent Development of the Surgical Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

The optimal treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) should be selected based on tumor conditions, liver functional reserve, and performance status. Surgical treatment, such as liver resection and liver transplantation, is the most favorable treatment method; however, its indication criteria dif...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied sciences 2021-03, Vol.11 (5), p.2023
Hauptverfasser: Nakajima, Masao, Tokumitsu, Yukio, Shindo, Yoshitaro, Matsui, Hiroto, Matsukuma, Satoshi, Iida, Michihisa, Suzuki, Nobuaki, Takeda, Shigeru, Ioka, Tatsuya, Nagano, Hiroaki
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Zusammenfassung:The optimal treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) should be selected based on tumor conditions, liver functional reserve, and performance status. Surgical treatment, such as liver resection and liver transplantation, is the most favorable treatment method; however, its indication criteria differ according to each country’s guidelines. In Western countries, liver resection is indicated only for early-stage HCC patients with Barcelona-Clinic Liver Cancer staging classification (BCLC) 0/A. While in Asian countries, liver resection is one of the treatment options for advanced HCC, such as BCLC B/C. Recently, the treatment of HCC is about to enter a drastic transitional period. It started with the widespread use of minimally invasive surgery for HCC, followed by a high rate of hepatitis C virus eradication with the advent of direct acting antivirals and developing a multidisciplinary treatment for highly advanced HCC. As a result, the importance of liver resection for HCC is increasing, and it is time to reconsider the criteria for selecting treatment methods for HCC patients. This article outlines current topics in the surgical treatment of HCC.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app11052023