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Table 3 Recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma and death after curative resection

From: Lesson from 610 liver resections of hepatocellular carcinoma in a single center over 10 years

Recurrence

Intrahepatic recurrence

222 (76.6%)

Extrahepatic recurrence

68 (23.4%)

Main treatment for recurrence

 

Transplantation

10 (3.4%)

Repeat resection

29 (9.8%)

Local ablation therapy

29 (9.8%)

TACE

172 (58.1%)

Chemotherapy

26 (4.3%)

Radiation therapy

16 (5.4%)

Cause of death

 

Recurrent HCC

182 (80.9%)

Complication of liver cirrhosis without recurrence

25 (11.1%)

Unrelated (including perioperative death)

18 (8.0%)

  1. HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; TACE, transarterial chemoembolization.