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Is resection for large hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients beneficial? Study of 38 cases.

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2002

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Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Ahmed Sultan, Ahmad Nabieh Elghawalby, Omar Fathy, Gamal El Ebidy, Mai Abozeid, Amr Hamouda Mohamed Aboelenin, Talaat Abdallah, Amgad Fouad, Ammar Elfiky,
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Abstract

Resection of hepatocellular carcinoma with diameter larger than 10 cm recorded bad prognosis regarding recurrence and mortality rates than tumors less than 10 cm. However, capsulated tumors gave better postoperative prognosis than noncapsulated ones.