Abstract
From 1964 to 1981, a total of 165 patients with primary carcinoma of the liver underwent various types of hepatic resections. Eighty-five percent of tumors were found in cirrhotic livers. In 78.4%, HBsAg could be demonstrated by the reverse passive hemagglutination technique, while 85.7% had positive alpha-fetoprotein in the serum. The complication rate was high (42.1%), while the hospital death rate was 20%. The most frequent operations were a right hemihepatectomy (42.4%) and a left hemihepatectomy (34.5%), while 22 patients (13.3%) underwent extended right hepatectomy. The longest survival (a patient operated on in 1962) is now 20 years, and the 5-year survival rate, as shown in the actuarial survival curve, is 20%.
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De 1964 à 1981, 165 malades porteurs d'un cancer primitif du foie ont subi types d'exéréses hépatiques. Dans 85% des cas le cancer sétait développé sur un foie cirrhotique. Dans 78.4% le H.B. s Ag a été constaté cependant que dans 85.7% de cas le dosage de l'alpha protéine sérique était positif.
Le taux des complications fut élevé: 42.1% ainsi que celui de la mortalité: 20%.
L'intervention la plus fréquente fut l'hémi-hépatectomie droite: 42.4% des cas cependant que le taux de l'hémi-hépatectomie gauche était de 34.5%. Vingt-deux opérés (13.3%) subirent une hépatectomie dextro-médiane.
La survie la plus longue (un patient opéré en 1962) fut de 20 ans cependant que le taux actuariel de survie atteint 20%.
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Lee, N.W., Wong, J. & Ong, G.B. The surgical management of primary carcinoma of the liver. World J. Surg. 6, 66–75 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01656375
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