Single hepatocellular carcinoma ranging from 3 to 5 cm: Radiofrequency ablation or resection?

HPB

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 429-434

  Lupo, L ^a   Panzera, P ^a   Giannelli, G ^b   Memeo, M ^c   Gentile, A ^a   Memeo, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER RESECTION; LOG RANK TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 36749086478     PISSN: 1365182X     EISSN: 14772574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651820701713758     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Llovet, JM, Burroughs, A. and Bruix, J. (2003) Hepatocellular carcinoma. Lancet, 362, pp. 1907-1917.
2. Lee, CS, Sheu, JC, Wang, M. and Hsu, HC (1996) Long-term outcome after surgery for asymptomatic small hepatocellular carcinoma. Br J Surg, 83, pp. 330-333.
3. Lai, EC, Fan, ST, Lo, CM, Chu, KM, Lu, CL and Wong, J. (1995) Hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: An audit of 343 patients. Ann Surg, 221, pp. 291-298.
4. Bruix, J. and Sherman, M. (2005) Management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology, 42, pp. 1208-1236.
5. Mazzaferro, V., Regalia, E., Doci, R., Andreola, S., Pulvirenti, A. and Bozzetti, F. (1996) Liver transplantation for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinomas in patients with cirrhosis. N Engl J Med, 334, pp. 693-699.
6. Bismuth, H., Majino, PE and Adam, R. (1999) Liver transplantation for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Semin Liver Dis, 19, pp. 311-322.
7. Llovet, JM, Fuster, J. and Bruix, J. (1999) Intention-to-treat analysis of surgical treatment for early hepatocellular carcinoma: Resection versus transplantation. Hepatology, 30, pp. 1434-1440.
8. Bruix, J., Sala, M. and Llovet, JM (2004) Chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma. Gastroenterology, 127:5, pp. S179-S188.
9. Livraghi, T., Goldberg, SN, Lazzaroni, S., Meloni, F., Solbiati, L. and Gazelle, GS (1999) Small hepatocellular carcinoma: Treatment with radio-frequency thermal ablation versus ethanol injection. Radiology, 210, pp. 655-661.
10. Lencioni, RA, Allgaier, HP, Cioni, D., Olschewski, M., Deibert, P. and Crocetti, L. (2003) Small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: randomized comparison of radiofrequency thermal ablation versus percutaneous ethanol injection. Radiology, 228, pp. 235-240.
11. Lin, SM, Lin, CJ, Lin, CC, Hsu, CW and Chen, YC (2004) Radiofrequency ablation improves prognosis compared with ethanol injection for hepatocellular carcinoma ≤4cm. Gastroenterology, 127, pp. 1714-1723.
12. Shiina, S., Teratani, T., Obi, S., Sato, S., Tateishi, R. and Fujishima, T. (2005) A randomized controlled trial of radiofrequency ablation with ethanol injection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Gastroenterology, 129, pp. 122-130.
13. Lu, DS, Yu, NC, Raman, SS, Limanond, P., Lassman, C. and Murray, K. (2005) Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: Treatment success as defined by histologic examination of the explanted liver. Radiology, 234, pp. 954-960.
14. Wakai, T., Shirai, Y., Suda, T., Yokoyama, N., Sakata, J. and Cruz, P. (2006) Long-term outcomes of hepatectomy vs percutaneous ablation for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma ≤4 cm. World J Gastroenterol, 12, pp. 546-552.
15. Torzilli, G., Minagawa, M., Takayama, T., Inoue, K., Hui, AM and Kubota, K. (1999) Accurate preoperative evaluation of liver mass lesion without fine-needle biopsy. Hepatology, 30, pp. 889-893.
16. Levy, I., Greig, PD, Gallinger, S., Langer, B. and Sherman, M. (2001) Resection of hepatocellular carcinoma without preoperative tumor biopsy. Ann Surg, 234, pp. 206-209.
17. Dindo, D., Demartines, N. and Clavien, PA (2004) Classification of surgical complications: A new proposal with evaluation in a cohort of 6336 patients and results of a survey. Ann Surg, 240, pp. 205-213.
18. Llovet, JM, Bru, C. and Bruix, J. (1999) Prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: The BCLC staging classification. Seminar Liver Dis, 19, pp. 329-338.
19. Chen, MS, Li, QJ, Zheng, Y., Guo, RP, Liang, HH and Zhang, YQ (2006) A prospective randomized trial comparing percutaneous local ablative therapy and partial hepatectomy for small hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Surg, 243, pp. 321-328.
20. Shimada, K., Sano, T., Sakamoto, Y. and Kosuge, T. (2005) A long-term follow-up and management study of hepatocellular carcinoma patients surviving for 10 years or longer after curative hepatectomy. Cancer, 104, pp. 1939-1947.
21. Livraghi, T., Solbiati, L., Meloni, MF, Gazelle, GS, Halpern, EF and Goldberg, SN (2003) Treatment of focal liver tumors with percutaneous radio-frequency ablation: Complications encountered in a multicentric study. Radiology, 226, pp. 441-451.
22. Giorgio, A., Tarantino, L., de Stefano, G., Coppola, C. and Ferraioli, G. (2005) Complications after percutaneous saline-enhanced radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors: 3-year experience with 336 patients at a single centre. Am J Roentgenol, 184, pp. 207-211.
23. Vivarelli, M., Guglielmi, A., Ruzzenente, A., Cucchetti, A., Bellusci, R. and Cordiano, C. (2004) Surgical resection versus percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhotic liver. Ann Surg, 240, pp. 102-107.
24. Cho, CM, Tak, WY, Kweon, YO, Kim, SK, Choi, YH and Hwang, YJ (2005) The comparative results of radiofrequency ablation versus surgical resection for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Korean J Hepatol, 11, pp. 59-71.
25. Hong, SN, Lee, SY, Choi, MS, Lee, JH, Koh, KC and Paik, SK (2005) Comparing the outcomes of radiofrequency ablation and surgery in patients with a single small hepatocellular carcinoma and well-preserved hepatic function. J Clin Gastroenterol, 39, pp. 247-252.
26. Montorsi, M., Santambrogio, R., Bianchi, P., Donadon, M., Moroni, E. and Spinelli, A. (2005) Survival and recurrences after hepatic resection or radiofrequency for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: A multivariate analysis. J Gastrointest Surg, 9, pp. 62-67.
27. Poon, RT, Fan, ST, Lo, CM, Liu, CL and Wong, J. (1999) Intrahepatic recurrence after curative resection of hepatocellular carcinoma: Long term results of treatment and prognostic factors. Ann Surg, 229, pp. 216-222.
28. Adachi, E., Maeda, T., Matsumata, T., Shirabe, K., Kinukawa, N. and Sugimachi, K. (1995) Risk factors for intrahepatic recurrence in human small hepatocellular carcinoma. Gastroenterology, 108, pp. 768-775.
29. Minagawa, M., Makuuchi, M., Takayama, T. and Kokudo, N. (2003) Selection criteria for repeat hepatectomy in patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Surg, 238, pp. 703-710.
30. Shirabe, K., Kanematsu, T., Matsumata, T., Adachi, E., Akazawa, K. and Sugimachi, K. (1991) Factors linked to early recurrence of small hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy; univariate and multivariate analyses. Hepatology, 14, pp. 802-805.
31. Poon, RT, Fan, ST, Tsang, FH and Wong, J. (2002) Locoregional therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma: A critical review from the surgeon's perspective. Ann Surg, 235, pp. 466-486.
32. Takaki, H., Yamakado, K., Nakatsuka, A., Fuke, H., Murata, K. and Shiraki, K. (2007) Radiofrequency ablation combined with chemoembolization for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinomas 5 cm or smaller: Risk factors for local tumor progression. J Vasc Interv Radiol, 18, pp. 856-861.
33. Johnson, PJ (2002) Hepatocellular carcinoma: Is current therapy really changing outcome?. Gut, 51, pp. 459-462.