AIMS To study the histopathological changes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). METHODS Histopathological analysis was made in 39 cases of liver neoplasms after TAE an...AIMS To study the histopathological changes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). METHODS Histopathological analysis was made in 39 cases of liver neoplasms after TAE and 11 cases of liver neoplasms after digital selective angiography (DSA), including pathological type, histological grade, necrotic degree, capsule, times of treatment, injured vessel and lymphocyte infiltration. RESULTS Six cases with 100% necrosis, 14 cases with 30% 95% necrosis, 19 cases with 0% 5% necrosis after TAE and 11 cases without necrosis after DSA were found histologically. The necrosis was related to the pathological type, capsule, injured vessels, but not to the histological grade, time of treatment and lymphocyte infiltration of the liver neoplasms. CONCLUSIONS TAE is an effective therapy for the late stage HCC. The encapsulated HCC is a preferable indicator for TAE.展开更多
AIM To evaluate the clinicopathological features and the surgical outcomes of patients with fibrolamellar hepato-cellular carcinoma(FL-HCC)over a 15-year period. METHODS This is a retrospective study including 22 pati...AIM To evaluate the clinicopathological features and the surgical outcomes of patients with fibrolamellar hepato-cellular carcinoma(FL-HCC)over a 15-year period. METHODS This is a retrospective study including 22 patients with a pathologic diagnosis of FL-HCC who underwent hepatectomy over a 15-year period. Tumor characteristics,survival and recurrence were evaluated. RESULTS There were 11 male and 11 female with a median age of 29 years(range from 21 to 58 years). Two(9%)patients had hepatitis C viral infection and only 2(9%)patients had alpha-fetoprotein level > 200 ng/m L. The median size of the tumors was 12 cm(range from 5-20 cm). Vascular invasion was detected in 5(23%)patients. Four(18%)patients had lymph node metastases. The median follow up period was 42 mo and the 5-year survival was 65%. Five(23%)patients had a recurrent disease,4 of them had a second surgery with 36 mo median time interval. Vascular invasion is the only significant negative prognostic factor CONCLUSION FL-HCC has a favorable prognosis than common HCC and should be suspected in young patients with non cirrhotic liver. Aggressive surgical resection should be done for all patients. Repeated hepatectomy should be considered for these patients as it has a relatively indolent course.展开更多
文摘AIMS To study the histopathological changes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). METHODS Histopathological analysis was made in 39 cases of liver neoplasms after TAE and 11 cases of liver neoplasms after digital selective angiography (DSA), including pathological type, histological grade, necrotic degree, capsule, times of treatment, injured vessel and lymphocyte infiltration. RESULTS Six cases with 100% necrosis, 14 cases with 30% 95% necrosis, 19 cases with 0% 5% necrosis after TAE and 11 cases without necrosis after DSA were found histologically. The necrosis was related to the pathological type, capsule, injured vessels, but not to the histological grade, time of treatment and lymphocyte infiltration of the liver neoplasms. CONCLUSIONS TAE is an effective therapy for the late stage HCC. The encapsulated HCC is a preferable indicator for TAE.
文摘AIM To evaluate the clinicopathological features and the surgical outcomes of patients with fibrolamellar hepato-cellular carcinoma(FL-HCC)over a 15-year period. METHODS This is a retrospective study including 22 patients with a pathologic diagnosis of FL-HCC who underwent hepatectomy over a 15-year period. Tumor characteristics,survival and recurrence were evaluated. RESULTS There were 11 male and 11 female with a median age of 29 years(range from 21 to 58 years). Two(9%)patients had hepatitis C viral infection and only 2(9%)patients had alpha-fetoprotein level > 200 ng/m L. The median size of the tumors was 12 cm(range from 5-20 cm). Vascular invasion was detected in 5(23%)patients. Four(18%)patients had lymph node metastases. The median follow up period was 42 mo and the 5-year survival was 65%. Five(23%)patients had a recurrent disease,4 of them had a second surgery with 36 mo median time interval. Vascular invasion is the only significant negative prognostic factor CONCLUSION FL-HCC has a favorable prognosis than common HCC and should be suspected in young patients with non cirrhotic liver. Aggressive surgical resection should be done for all patients. Repeated hepatectomy should be considered for these patients as it has a relatively indolent course.
