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  • 1
    ISSN: 1520-5126
    Source: ACS Legacy Archives
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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    ISSN: 1432-2323
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract. The present study reports on the usefulness of microwave coagulonecrotic therapy (MCT) as a treatment option for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with poor hepatic reserve. From June 1992 to March 1995, MCT using a microwave electrode was employed on 8 patients using laparoscopic control and 19 with the open method, and wedge resection (Hx) was applied to the 23 patients. All patients had HCC with poor hepatic reserve. Radiation output was 100 watts with a mean radiation duration of about 30 minutes. The severity of liver dysfunction and the regional characteristics of the tumor (tumor size, multiplicity, portal invasion, tumor depth) were comparable between the MCT and Hx groups. The operative time was significantly shorter for the MCT group than the Hx group. The mean blood loss was 1570 ml in the Hx group but negligible in the MCT group. There was no operative mortality in the MCT group in contrast to 4.3% (1 of 23) in the Hx group. Complications were observed in 11.1% (3 of 27) and 34.8% (8 of 23), respectively, for the MCT and Hx groups. The postoperative total bilirubin had lower values and the start of diet was earlier in the MCT group than the Hx group. The 3-year crude and disease-free survival rates were 86% and 44%, respectively, for patients who underwent MCT, which were comparable to 75% and 14% for those with Hx. MCT can achieve long-term results equivalent to those obtained by wedge resections, but it is less invasive and technically easier. Therefore it can be an alternative option in place of limited resection for HCC with poor hepatic reserve.
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    ISSN: 1573-7276
    Keywords: efferent vessel ; hepatic arterio-portal shunt ; hepatocellular carcinoma ; intrahepatic metastasis ; portal vein thrombosis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The mechanism and pathogenesis of the high frequency of intrahepatic metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has not yet been elucidated. Two hundred and thirty one tumors (⩽ 5 cm in diameter) of resected specimens of HCC were examined for the relationship between mode of tumor spread and tumor size. Efferent vessels in HCC were identified by direct injection of radiopaque material into the tumor in 23 resected liver specimens selected at random from the 231 tumors. The most frequent site for tumor spread in HCC was capsular invasion followed by extracapsular invasion, vascular invasion, and finally intrahepatic metastasis. There was a strong statistical correlation between the presence of intrahepatic metastasis and the frequency of vascular invasion (correlation coefficient = 0.998). Radiopaque material injected directly into 23 resected tumors entered only the portal vein in 17 tumors and into both the portal and hepatic veins in six tumors. In all eight patients with unresectable lesions, radiopaque media injected percutaneously into tumor nodules flowed only into the portal vein. These findings suggest that tumor spread in HCC progresses from capsular invasion to intrahepatic invasion and that the portal vein may act as an efferent tumor vessel.
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    ISSN: 1436-0691
    Keywords: liver regeneration ; hepatectomy ; liver fibrosis ; multiple regression equation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Many factors affect liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy; however, those factors that are essential for regulation of liver regeneration in humans are not known. Using multiple regression analysis we conducted a study to determine essential factors involved in the speed of liver regeneration after hepatectomy. The subjects were 59 patients who underwent hepatic resection between January 1980 and December 1991. A regression equation for predicting regeneration speed (Y; cm3/day) during the 1st postoperative month was obtained by stepwise forward multiple regression analysis, using 11 explanatory parameters (Xi). The regeneration speed and the resection ratio (%; indicating the magnitude of resection) were calculated based on a computed tomography (CT) scan volumetric study. The degree of liver fibrosis, expressed as the fibrotic index (%), was morphometrically determined in Azan-Mallory stained sections. Of the 11 explanatory parameters, the resection ratio and the fibrotic index had a significant simple correlation with Y. The following regression equation was obtained: Y (cm3/day)=−1.1+3.7 × resection ratio −5.4 × alkaline phosphatase −3.7 × fibrotic index +1.2× total bilirubin −2.6 × glutamic pyruvic transaminase (multiple correlation coefficient, 0.82). We found that the extent of resection and the degree of fibrosis, as well as alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, and glutamic pyruvic transaminase, contributed to the speed of regeneration after partial hepatectomy.
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