Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology
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Scand. J. Gastroenterol. · Jun 2004
Comparative StudyAre the results of surgical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma poor if the tumor has spontaneously ruptured?
The aim of this study was to clarify whether the results of surgical treatment of ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are poorer than the results of surgical treatment of non-ruptured HCC. ⋯ Hepatic resection as definitive treatment after recovery from the initial insult of the rupture of HCC yields results similar to those obtained by surgical treatment of non-ruptured HCC at the same tumor stage and with the same degree of liver damage.