Open AccessAssociation of family history with long-term prognosis in patients undergoing liver resection of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Zhenli Li,
Jun Han,
Kai Liu,
Hao Xing,
Han Wu,
Wan Yee Lau,
Timothy M. Pawlik,
Chao Li,
Mingda Wang,
Jianwei Yu,
Mengchao Wu,
Feng Shen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2304-389X
pISSN - 2304-3881
DOI - 10.21037/hbsn.2018.11.20
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , family history , proportional hazards model , propensity score matching , milan criteria , cohort , hepatitis b virus , gastroenterology , liver cancer , oncology , liver transplantation , immunology , virus , transplantation
Family history is a risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of the current study was to investigate the association between family history of HCC and long-term oncologic prognosis among patients undergoing curative liver resection for hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related HCC.