Journal of Liver Cancer

Chang-Min Kim

3 Articles

Successful Surgical Cases for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Hyung-Il Seo, Sang-Jae Park, Sung Wha Hong, Seong Hoon Kim, Soon-Ae Lee, Joon Il Choi, Hyun Bum Kim, Eun Kyung Hong, Joong-Won Park, Chang-Min Kim; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2006;6(1):32-37. Published online June 30, 2006

Abstract PDF: Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) suggests a significantly high risk of recurrence, and the role of hepatic resection for advanced HCC is unclear. We will describe two cases of advanced HCC treated by hepatic resection. The two patients had liver tumors greater than 10 cm in diameter, with good liver function, and without tumor invasion to the main portal vein. The hepatic resection types were 5, 6 segmentectomy and hemihepatectomy. The lengths of surgical margins were 4.5 cm and 3.0 cm, each. In one patient, tumor invasion to resected diaphragm was detected in the 1st operation specimen. This patient received the second and third operation due to local recurrence. All these patients survived over 3 years without tumor recurrence. The hepatic resection for large HCC and repeated resection for local recurrence in selected cases can put in the way of long-term survival and cure.

Report of Two Patients Treated with 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Kyung Woo Park, Joong-Won Park, Sang-Hyung Cho, Young Il Kim, Seong Hoon Kim, Hong Suk Park, Woo Jin Lee, Sang Jae Park, Dae Young Kim, Eun Kyoung Hong, Chang-Min Kim; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2005;5(1):37-41. Published online June 30, 2005

Abstract PDF: Recently, radiotherapy is considered as one of the palliative treatment modalities for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. In the adevent of 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, liver can be treated with high dose radiotherapy without increment of complication. We report two cases of hepatocellular carcinoma with main portal vein thrombosis, who were treated with 3D-CRT and showed promising outcome.

A Case of Liver Failure after Liver Resection for Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Kyung Woo Park, Sang Jae Park, Young Il Kim, Seong Hoon Kim, Hong Suk Park, Woo Jin Lee, Dae Young Kim, Eun Kyoung Hong, Joong-Won Park, Chang-Min Kim; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2005;5(1):49-51. Published online June 30, 2005

Abstract PDF: Liver resection is an important curable treatment modality for patient with early hepatocelluar carcinoma (HCC) with good underlying liver function. Recently, mortality after liver resection for HCC became low, however morbidity is still significantly high. Liver failure is the most serious complication of liver resection. We report a
case
of liver failure following liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma who recovered spontaneously.