• Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
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【Abstract】ObjectiveTo explore the effect of surgical treatment of metastatic hepatic cancer.
MethodsTwo hundred and eight patients with metastatic hepatic cancer received surgical treatment in our department during the past seven years, and their information were analyzed retrospectively in this paper. The ages of these patients ranged from 19 years to 82 years, and 133 of them were male, 75 of them were female. Two of them were complicated with hepatocirrhosis, and 5 with polycystic liver. The metastatic cancer originated from gastrointestinal tract in 121 cases (58.2%), and from other parts of the body in 87 cases (41.8%). One hundred and sixteen of the patients received resection treatment (resection group), and 92 of them received nonresecton treatment (nonresection group). The survival rates of the two groups were compared through Chi square test.
ResultsThe 1, 3 and 5year survival rates for all patients were 56.3%,23.1% and 13.0%, respectively. The 1, 3 and 5year survival rates were 74.1%,39.7% and 23.3% in the resection group respectively and 33.7%, 2.2% and 0 in the nonresection group, respectively. Resection group had a higher survival rate than that of the nonresection group (P<0.05). The main postoperative complications include pulmonary infection (6 cases), subphrenic infection (2 cases), incisional infection (4 cases).
ConclusionSurgical resection is an effective treatment method for the patients with metastatic hepatic cancer. Resection should be conducted as long as they could withstand the surgery.

Citation: HUANG Tao,LI B o,LIN Haoming,DONG Ke. Surgical Treatment of Metastatic Hepatic Cancer (Report of 208 Cases ). CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2005, 12(3): 294-295. doi: Copy