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. 2005 Apr 14;11(14):2061-6.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i14.2061.

Clinical analysis of the risk factors for recurrence of HCC and its relationship with HBV

Di-Peng Ou  1 , Lian-Yue Yang, Geng-Wen Huang, Yi-Ming Tao, Xiang Ding, Zhi-Gang Chang
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Clinical analysis of the risk factors for recurrence of HCC and its relationship with HBV

Di-Peng Ou et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Aim: To comprehend the risk factors of recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its relationship with the infection patterns of hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Methods: All materials of 270 cases of postoperative HCC were statistically analyzed by SPSS software. Recurrence and metastasis were classified into early (< or =2 years) and late phase (>2 years). Risk factors for recurrence and metastasis after surgery in each group were analyzed.

Results: Out of 270 cases of HCC, 162 cases were followed up in which recurrence and metastasis occurred in 136 cases. There were a lot of risk factors related to recurrence and metastasis of HCC; risk factors contributing to early phase recurrence were serum AFP level, vascular invasion, incisal margin and operative transfusion, gross tumor classification and number of intrahepatic node to late phase recurrence. The HBV infective rate of recurrent HCC was 94.1%, in which "HBsAg, HBeAb, HbcAb" positive pattern reached 45.6%. The proportion of HBV infection in solitary large hepatocellular carcinoma (SLHCC) evidently decreased compared to nodular hepatocellular carcinoma (NHCC) (P<0.05).

Conclusion: The early and late recurrence and metastasis after hepatectomy of HCC were associated with different risk factors. The early recurrence may be mediated by vascular invasion and remnant lesion, the late recurrence by tumor's clinical pathology propert, as multicentric carcinogenesis or intrahepatic carcinoma de novo. HBV replication takes a great role in this process. From this study, we found that SLHCC has more satisfactory neoplasm biological behavior than NHCC.

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Figure 1
Curve of overall cumulative recurrence and metastasis rate metastasis rate present in 136 HCC patients.
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Bar graph of recurrence and metastasis rate present in 136 patients at each year.
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