Appraisal of Hepatic Resection in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Severe Thrombocytopenia

Abstract

Severe thrombocytopenia alone is not a contraindication for hepatectomy in patients with HCC associated with liver cirrhosis. For these patients, hepatic resection-hepatectomy alone or concomitant splenectomy-should be considered as a treatment option.