• Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030;
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【Abstract】Objective  To investigate whether liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) causes dissemination of liver tumor cells into blood circulation. Methods  Fourteen patients with HCC, but without evidences of metastasis, were enrolled for the study. Blood samples of peripheral blood before skin incision and after abdominal wall suture, and of hepatic venous blood and portal venous blood after liver parenchyma dissection, were obtained. AFPmRNA was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assays, the change of the level of its expression during operation was assessed by semi-quantitative analysis. Results  The rate of its expression before and after operation in peripheral blood, and during operation in portal venous blood and in hepatic venous was 42.9%, 35.7%, 42.9% and 57.1% respectively. There were no differences between them. However, the level of its expression in hepatic venous blood was significantly higher than others (P<0.05). Conclusion  Liver resection for HCC induces releases of cells from the liver, probably including tumor cells, into blood circulation.

Citation: ZHAO Hong,CHEN Xiaoping,ZHAO Xiping,et al.. THE ALTERNATION OF AFP-mRNA DETECTED IN BLOOD DURING LIVER RESECTION FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2001, 8(6): 403-405. doi: Copy