Microvascular invasion of single small hepatocellular carcinoma ≤3 cm: Predictors and optimal treatments.
Yo-Ichi YamashitaKatsunori ImaiToshihiko YusaYosuke NakaoYuki KitanoShigeki NakagawaHirohisa OkabeAkira ChikamotoTakatoshi IshikoTomoharu YoshizumiShinichi AishimaYoshihiko MaeharaHideo BabaPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2018)
Matching at least one factor among three (tumor diameter ≥2 cm, AFP ≥200 ng/mL, or DCP ≥40 mAU/mL) can predict MVI in HCC ≤3 cm. In such patients, anatomical HR would be recommended to improve survival.