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Review
. 2014 Nov 27;6(11):766-75.
doi: 10.4254/wjh.v6.i11.766.

Management of "very early" hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhotic patients

Gonzalo Sapisochin  1 , Elena Fernandez de Sevilla  1 , Juan Echeverri  1 , Ramón Charco  1
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Review

Management of "very early" hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhotic patients

Gonzalo Sapisochin et al. World J Hepatol. .

Abstract

Due to the advances in screening of cirrhotic patients, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is being diagnosed in earlier stages. For this reason the number of patients diagnosed of very early HCC (single tumors ≤ 2 cm) is continuously increasing. Once a patient has been diagnosed with this condition, treatment strategies include liver resection, local therapies or liver transplantation. The decision on which therapy should the patient undergo depends on the general patients performance status and liver disease. Anyway, even in patients with similar conditions, the best treatment offer is debatable. In this review we analyze the state of the art on the management of very early HCC on cirrhotic patients to address the best treatment strategy for this patient population.

Keywords: Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver resection; Liver transplantation; Local therapies; Very early.

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