Surgical resection versus laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and child-pugh class a liver cirrhosis

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3289-3298

  Santambrogio, Roberto ^a   Opocher, Enrico ^b   Zuin, Massimo ^b   Selmi, Carlo ^b   Bertolini, Emanuela ^b   Costa, Mara ^b   Conti, Matteo ^a   Montorsi, Marco ^b  

^a Milanocuore SpA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71549170190     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-009-0678-z     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. J Bruix M Sherman 2005 Management of hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatology 42 1208 1236 10.1002/hep.20933 16250051 (Pubitemid 43112690)
2. JM Bigourdan D Jaeck N Meyer, et al. 2003 Small hepatocellular carcinoma in Child A cirrhotic patients: hepatic resection versus transplantation Liver Transpl 9 513 520 10.1053/jlts.2003.50070 12740796 (Pubitemid 36621722)
3. M Vivarelli A Guglielmi A Ruzzenente, et al. 2004 Surgical resection versus percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhotic liver Ann Surg 240 102 107 10.1097/01.sla.0000129672. 51886.44 15213625 (Pubitemid 38808241)
4. M Montorsi R Santambrogio P Bianchi, et al. 2005 Survival and recurrences after hepatic resection or radiofrequency for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: a multivariate analysis J Gastrointest Surg 9 62 67 10.1016/j.gassur.2004.10.003 15623446 (Pubitemid 40037873)
5. SN Hong SY Lee MS Choi, et al. 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 39 247 252 10.1097/01.mcg.0000152746.72149.31 15718869 (Pubitemid 40283963)
6. M Maluccio AM Covey R Gandhi, et al. 2005 Comparison of survival rates after bland arterial embolization and ablation versus surgical resection for treating solitary hepatocellular carcinoma up to 7 cm J Vasc Interv Radiol 16 955 961 16002503
7. MS Chen JQ Li Y Zheng, et al. 2006 A prospective randomized trial comparing percutaneous local ablative therapy and partial hepatectomy for small hepatocellular carcinoma Ann Surg 243 321 328 10.1097/01.sla.0000201480.65519.b8 16495695 (Pubitemid 43327762)
8. T Wakai Y Shirai T Suda, et al. 2006 Long-term outcomes of hepatectomy vs percutaneous ablation for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma < or = 4 cm World J Gastroenterol 12 546 552 16489666
9. M Abu-Hilal JN Primrose A Casaril, et al. 2008 Surgical resection versus radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of small unifocal hepatocellular carcinoma J Gastrointest Surg 12 1521 1526 10.1007/s11605-008-0553-4 1:STN:280:DC%2BD1critFOrtA%3D%3D 18592325
10. K Yamakado A Nakatsuka H Takaki, et al. 2008 Early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: radiofrequency ablation combined with chemoembolization versus hepatectomy Radiology 247 260 266 18305190
11. A Guglielmi A Ruzzenente A Valdegamberi, et al. 2008 Radiofrequency ablation versus surgical resection for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis J Gastrointest Surg 12 192 198 10.1007/s11605-007-0392-8 17999123
12. M Montorsi R Santambrogio P Bianchi, et al. 2001 Laparoscopy with laparoscopic ultrasound for pretreatment staging of hepatocellular carcinoma: a prospective study J Gastrointest Surg 5 312 315 10.1016/S1091-255X(01)80053-6 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3MzjtlCrsg%3D%3D 11360055 (Pubitemid 33652077)
13. R Santambrogio E Opocher M Costa A Cappellani M Montorsi 2005 Survival and intra-hepatic recurrences after laparoscopic radiofrequency of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with liver cirrhosis J Surg Oncol 89 218 226 10.1002/jso.20204 15726623 (Pubitemid 40333527)
14. G Spina R Santambrogio E Opocher, et al. 1988 Improved quality of life after distal splenorenal shunt. A prospective comparison with side-to-side portacaval shunt Ann Surg 208 104 109 10.1097/00000658-198807000-00015 1:STN:280:DyaL1c3mvVaqsg%3D%3D 3389941 (Pubitemid 18169550)
15. L Capussotti V Vergara R Polastri H Bouzari G Galatola 2000 Liver function and encephalopathy after partial vs direct side-to-side portacaval shunt: a prospective randomized clinical trial Surgery 127 614 621 10.1067/msy.2000.105861 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3czgtFSiug%3D%3D 10840355
16. M Makuuchi J Belghiti G Belli, et al. 2003 IHPBA concordant classification of primary liver cancer: working group report J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 10 26 30 12918454
17. J Bruix JM Llovet 2002 Prognostic prediction and treatment strategy in hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatology 35 519 524 10.1053/jhep.2002.32089 11870363 (Pubitemid 34183954)
18. R Santambrogio P Bianchi A Pasta A Palmisano M Montorsi 2002 Ultrasound-guided interventional procedures of the liver during laparoscopy: technical considerations Surg Endosc 16 349 354 10.1007/s004640090082 1:STN:280:DC%2BD383jtVajug%3D%3D 11967695 (Pubitemid 34112993)
19. M Makuuchi H Hasegawa S Yamazaki 1985 Ultrasonically guided subsegmentectomy Surg Gynecol Obstet 161 346 350 1:STN:280: DyaL28%2FhvFCjtA%3D%3D 2996162
20. RC Cook KT Alscher YN Hsiang 2003 A debate on the value and necessity of clinical trials in surgery Am J Surg 185 305 310 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)01404-6 12657379 (Pubitemid 36351466)
21. M Miyazaki F Kimura H Shimizu, et al. 2007 Surgical treatment for liver cancer. Current issues Dig Surg 24 120 125 10.1159/000101899 17446706 (Pubitemid 46788278)
22. RT Poon 2007 Optimal initial treatment for early hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with preserved liver function: transplantation or resection? Ann Surg Oncol 14 541 547 10.1245/s10434-006-9156-z 17103069 (Pubitemid 46175299)
23. S Garrean J Hering A Saied WS Helton NJ Espat 2008 Radiofrequency ablation of primary and metastatic liver tumors: a critical review of the literature Am J Surg 195 508 520 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.06.024 18361927
24. J Machi S Uchida K Sumida, et al. 2001 Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency thermal ablation of liver tumors: percutaneous, laparoscopic, and open surgical approaches J Gastrointest Surg 5 477 489 10.1016/S1091-255X(01)80085-8 1:STN:280:DC%2BD383ksF2mtA%3D%3D 11985998 (Pubitemid 33649510)
25. MH Chung TF Wood GJ Tsioulias DM Rose AJ Bilchik 2001 Laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation of unresectable hepatic malignancies. A phase 2 trial Surg Endosc 15 1020 1026 10.1007/s00464-001-0026-2 1:STN:280: DC%2BD3MrlvVCmsw%3D%3D 11443478 (Pubitemid 32852863)
26. R Santambrogio M Podda M Zuin, et al. 2003 Safety and efficacy of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with liver cirrhosis Surg Endosc 17 1826 1832 10.1007/s00464-002-8960-1 1:STN:280:DC%2BD2c%2FitlyqsQ%3D%3D 12802646 (Pubitemid 37553824)
27. JM Regimbeau R Kianmanesh O Farges, et al. 2002 Extent of liver resection influences the outcome in patients with cirrhosis and small hepatocellular carcinoma Surgery 131 311 317 10.1067/msy.2002.121892 11894036 (Pubitemid 34229784)
28. M Sakon H Nagano S Nakamori, et al. 2002 Intrahepatic recurrences of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy: analysis based on tumor hemodynamics Arch Surg 137 94 99 10.1001/archsurg.137.1.94 11772225
29. S Sumie R Kuromatsu K Okuda, et al. 2008 Microvascular invasion in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and its predictable clinicopathological factors Ann Surg Oncol 15 1375 1382 10.1245/s10434-008-9846-9 18324443
30. T Kumada S Nakano I Takeda, et al. 1997 Patterns of recurrence after initial treatment in patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatology 25 87 92 10.1002/hep.510250116 1:STN:280:DyaK2s7jvVantg%3D%3D 8985270
31. M Shimada H Hasegawa T Gion, et al. 1999 Risk factors of the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma originating from residual cancer cells after hepatectomy Hepatogastroenterology 46 2469 2475 1:STN:280:DyaK1MvltFCqtA%3D%3D 10522022
32. E Adachi S Maehara E Tsujita, et al. 2002 Clinicopathologic risk factors for recurrence after a curative hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma Surgery 131 S148 S152 10.1067/msy.2002.119496 11821802 (Pubitemid 34118631)
33. RT Poon ST Fan IO Ng, et al. 2000 Different risk factors and prognosis for early and late intrahepatic recurrence after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma Cancer 89 500 507 10.1002/1097-0142(20000801)89:3<500::AID- CNCR4>3.0.CO;2-O 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3cvgt1aktg%3D%3D 10931448 (Pubitemid 30640096)
34. LL Wong 2002 Current status of liver transplantation for hepatocellular cancer Am J Surg 183 309 316 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)00785-7 11943133 (Pubitemid 34273992)
35. T Livraghi SN Goldberg S Lazzaroni, et al. 2000 Hepatocellular carcinoma: radio-frequency ablation of medium and large lesions Radiology 214 761 768 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3c7osV2gsQ%3D%3D 10715043
36. WY Lau TW Leung SC Yu SK Ho 2003 Percutaneous local ablative therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a review and look into the future Ann Surg 237 171 179 10.1097/00000658-200302000-00005 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3s%2FkvFejuw%3D%3D 12560774 (Pubitemid 38173243)
37. J Seidenfeld A Korn N Aronson 2002 Radiofrequency ablation of unresectable primary liver cancer J Am Coll Surg 194 813 828 10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01180-8 12081073 (Pubitemid 34633646)
38. T Takayama T Sekine M Makuuchi, et al. 2000 Adoptive immunotherapy to lower postsurgical recurrence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomised trial Lancet 356 802 807 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02654-4 1:STN:280: DC%2BD3cvmvVSltg%3D%3D 11022927 (Pubitemid 30706677)
39. JD Schwartz M Schwartz J Mandeli M Sung 2002 Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for resectable hepatocellular carcinoma: review of the randomised clinical trials Lancet Oncol 3 593 603 10.1016/S1470-2045(02)00873-2 12372721 (Pubitemid 35174678)
40. S Kubo S Nishiguchi K Hirohashi, et al. 2002 Randomized clinical trial of long-term outcome after resection of hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma by postoperative interferon therapy Br J Surg 89 418 422 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.02054.x 1:STN:280:DC%2BD383hs1KrtQ%3D%3D 11952580 (Pubitemid 34595504)
41. HC Sun ZY Tang 2003 Preventive treatments for recurrence after curative resection of hepatocellular carcinoma-a literature review of randomized control trials World J Gastroenterol 9 635 640 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD3sXjs1ags7k%3D 12679900
42. M Matsuda H Fujii H Kono Y Matsumoto 2001 Surgical treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma based on the mode of recurrence: repeat hepatic resection or ablation are good choices for patients with recurrent multicentric cancer J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 8 353 359 10.1007/s005340170008 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3Mvnslektw%3D%3D 11521181 (Pubitemid 33690560)
43. S Chevret JC Trinchet D Mathieu, et al. 1999 A new prognostic classification for predicting survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Groupe d'Etude et de Traitement du Carcinome Hepatocellulaire J Hepatol 31 133 141 10.1016/S0168-8278(99)80173-1 1:STN:280:DyaK1MzltFGkuw%3D%3D 10424293 (Pubitemid 29287619)
44. K Hanazaki S Kajikawa N Koide W Adachi J Amano 2001 Prognostic factors after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with hepatitis C viral infection: univariate and multivariate analysis Am J Gastroenterol 96 1243 1250 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.03634.x 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3MzntVWlsw%3D%3D 11316177
45. K Matsumoto J Yoshimoto H Sugo, et al. 2002 Relationship between the histological degrees of hepatitis and the postoperative recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C Hepatol Res 23 196 201 10.1016/S1386-6346(01)00180-2 12076715 (Pubitemid 36104398)
46. C Cha Y Fong WR Jarnagin LH Blumgart RP DeMatteo 2003 Predictors and patterns of recurrence after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma J Am Coll Surg 197 753 758 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2003.07.003 14585409 (Pubitemid 38199576)
47. H Imamura Y Matsuyama E Tanaka, et al. 2003 Risk factors contributing to early and late phase intrahepatic recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy J Hepatol 38 200 207 10.1016/S0168-8278(02)00360-4 12547409 (Pubitemid 36169630)
48. Prospective validation of the CLIP score: a new prognostic system for patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The Cancer of the Liver Italian Program (CLIP) Investigators. Hepatology. 2000;31:840-5.
49. SA Shah SP Cleary AC Wei, et al. 2007 Recurrence after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: risk factors, treatment, and outcomes Surgery 141 330 339 10.1016/j.surg.2006.06.028 17349844 (Pubitemid 46371307)
50. RJ Fontana H Hamidullah H Nghiem, et al. 2002 Percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: a safe and effective bridge to liver transplantation Liver Transpl 8 1165 1174 10.1053/jlts.2002.36394 12474157 (Pubitemid 35469879)
51. JM Llovet J Fuster J Bruix 1999 Intention-to-treat analysis of surgical treatment for early hepatocellular carcinoma: resection versus transplantation Hepatology 30 1434 1440 10.1002/hep.510300629 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3c%2Fkt1eiug%3D%3D 10573522
52. J Figueras E Jaurrieta C Valls, et al. 2000 Resection or transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: outcomes based on indicated treatment strategy J Am Coll Surg 190 580 587 10.1016/S1072-7515(00)00251-9 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3c3lvV2lsQ%3D%3D 10801025
53. JD Wayne GY Lauwers I Ikai, et al. 2002 Preoperative predictors of survival after resection of small hepatocellular carcinomas Ann Surg 235 722 730 10.1097/00000658-200205000-00015 11981219 (Pubitemid 34454161)
54. RT Poon ST Fan FH Tsang J Wong 2002 Locoregional therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma: a critical review from the surgeon's perspective Ann Surg 235 466 486 10.1097/00000658-200204000-00004 11923602 (Pubitemid 34258345)
55. MA Avila C Berasain B Sangro J Prieto 2006 New therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma Oncogene 25 3866 3884 10.1038/sj.onc.1209550 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD28XmtFCntL8%3D 16799628 (Pubitemid 43980482)
56. K Ishak A Baptista L Bianchi, et al. 1995 Histological grading and staging of chronic hepatitis J Hepatol 22 696 699 10.1016/0168-8278(95)80226-6 1:STN:280:DyaK28%2FjsFWntw%3D%3D 7560864