The impact of liver resection on survival outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma patients with extrahepatic metastases: A propensity score matching study.
Kai MaoYongcong YanJianlong ZhangJie WangRuomei WangXiaojuan LingYingyue LiuWan Yee LauShuai JiangJieqiong LiuZhiyu XiaoPublished in: Cancer medicine (2018)
This study using propensity score matching and multiple imputation demonstrated that PTR had a favorable impact on the prognosis of HCCs with extrahepatic metastases with resectable primary tumors. Further prospective randomized trials are needed to confirm these findings.