Liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotics and noncirrhotics. Evaluation of clinicopathologic features and comparison of risk factors for long‐term survival and tumour recurrence in a single centre

Abstract

Despite a more aggressive behaviour, HCC without cirrhosis led to better overall and disease-free survival compared to HCC with cirrhosis after curative liver resection. Age and intra-operative blood transfusions are the only predictors of outcome in patients without cirrhosis. The impact of the latter on long-term survival in both our groups outlines the importance of surgical technique on the results of hepatectomies.