Different Survival of Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Stage C Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients by the Extent of Portal Vein Invasion and the Type of Extrahepatic Spread

Portal vein invasion (PVI) and extrahepatic spread (ES) are two tumor-related factors that define advanced stage in the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system (BCLC stage C), and the recommended first line therapy in this stage is sorafenib. However, the extent of PVI and the type of ES...

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Main Authors: Sinn, Dong Hyun, Cho, Ju-Yeon, Gwak, Geum-Youn, Paik, Yong-Han, Choi, Moon Seok, Lee, Joon Hyeok, Koh, Kwang Cheol, Paik, Seung Woon, Yoo, Byung Chul
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4414501/