Clinicopathologic Features of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis Surviving More than 10 Years after Curative Hepatectomy

Abstract

Based on the results of our study, liver fibrosis grade F0-2, female gender, ICG-R15 value of less than 15% and absence of microscopic vascular invasion at initial hepatectomy might be biologically favorable conditions for long-term survival. Close follow-up as well as multimodal treatment could contribute to prolongation of survival in such patients, even if HCC recurrence develops.