- A Case of Rapidly Recurred Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Distant Metastasis after Surgical Resection
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Mi Yeon Kim, Hye Won Lee, Kyu Sik Jung, Beom Kyung Kim, Seung Up Kim, Jun Yong Park, Sang Hoon Ahn, Kwang-Hyub Han, Do Young Kim
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J Liver Cancer. 2015;15(2):136-139. Published online September 30, 2015
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17998/jlc.15.2.139
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Abstract
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- Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the cancers with poor prognosis. However, surgical
resection is the treatment of choice as curative aim for early HCC with preserved liver function.
A 5 year survival rate after curative resection is over 50%. We experienced a case of rapidly
recurred HCC with bone metastasis after surgical resection. In our case, microscopically
microvessel invasion was present after resection. Microvascular invasion (MVI) is an important
factor to influence survival and/or HCC recurrence. So we suggested the patients with MVI
need to follow up intensively and adjuvant therapy may be considered.
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