Open AccessHepatocellular carcinoma successfully treated with ALPPS and apatinib: A case report
Author(s) -
Ling Liu,
Nianfeng Li,
Qi Zhang,
Gang Li
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i16.2384
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , hepatectomy , apatinib , surgery , portal vein , carcinoma , overall survival , resection
Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) has becoming ever more recognized in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Nevertheless, long-term survival rate and postoperative complications are far from ideal, mainly since the majority of patients treated with ALPPS surgery have large or multiple lesions and microvascular tumor thrombus.