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- Title
Resection of lung metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma after living donor liver transplantation: Report of two cases.
- Authors
Togashi, Junichi; Sugawara, Yasuhiko; Aoki, Taku; Tamura, Sumihito; Kaneko, Junichi; Nakajima, Jun; Sano, Atsushi; Kokudo, Norihiro
- Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after liver transplantation is associated with a poor prognosis; nonetheless, we report two cases of long-term survival after resection of pulmonary metastatic lesions following living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). The intervals between LDLT and pulmonary resection for the metastatic lesion were 24 months and 30 months, respectively. Regular checking of tumor markers and prompt workup for early detection may contribute to the resectability of such metastatic lesions. These cases suggest that resection of a solitary metastatic lesion in the lung from HCC after liver transplantation may be a feasible treatment for selected patients.
- Subjects
LIVER cancer; LIVER metastasis; LIVER transplantation; ORGAN donors; ORGAN donation; TUMOR markers
- Publication
Surgery Today, 2011, Vol 41, Issue 9, p1294
- ISSN
0941-1291
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00595-010-4487-6