Clinicopathological characteristics of combined hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma from the viewpoint of patient prognosis after hepatic resection: High rate of early recurrence and its predictors.
Yo-Ichi YamashitaShinichi AishimaYosuke NakaoTomoharu YoshizumiKazuhiko SakamotoTamotsu KurokiYuko TakamiTakao IdeMasayuki OhtaMitsuhisa TakatsukiAtsushi NanashimaFuminori IshiiKenji KitaharaSatoshi IinoToru BeppuHideo BabaSusumu EguchiPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2020)
Half of the patients with cHCC-CCA had early recurrence after HR. Preoperative elevation of des-gamma carboxyprothrombin or carbohydrate antigen 19-9 and the existence of poorly differentiated components of HCC or CCA in resected specimens are predictors of its early recurrence.
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