Kagoshima University details research in hepatocellular cancer.

Cancer Weekly | September 29, 2009 | Copyright

According to recent research from Kagoshima, Japan, "Surgery remains difficult for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) originating in the caudate lobe. Our objective was to evaluate the safety and problems associated with caudate lobectomy combined with other types of hepatectomy."

"We performed caudate resection for HCC in 12 patients. Clinical and operative characteristics and survival were analyzed. Tumors were located in the Spiegel lobe in three patients, the caudate process in six, and the paracaval portion in three. The procedure performed most was isolated ...

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