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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 Xiao
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • radiation therapy
  • liver metastases