PURPOSE: Surgical Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis is not clearly defined. The objective of this study was to assess the patient long term survival and determine the prognostic factor. METHODS: 30 patients seen between 1985 and 2001 were identified in a prospective data-base. Data about the race, cause of cirrhosis, pre-transplant treatment, size, macrovascular invasion and long-term outcome were examined. RESULTS: Overall survival rate for 1, 3 and 5 year was 81.4%, 72.3% and 50.9% respectively. races, etiology of cirrhosis, pretransplant treatment, macrovascular invasion did not affect the outcome. Only the size of hepatocellular carcinoma (4 cm) influenced the survival. CONCLUSION: This study showed that overall survival rate of liver transplantation for cirrhosis associated heaptocellular carcinoma is similar to those with cirrhosis alone. Only the size of tumor affected the outcome.
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* ; Continental Population Groups ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Liver Transplantation* ; Liver* ; Prospective Studies ; Survival Rate