Open Access<p>Can Immediately Treating Subcentimeter Hepatocellular Carcinoma Improve the Survival of Patients?</p>
Author(s) -
Xuqi Sun,
Dandan Hu,
Yaojun Zhang,
Ning Lyu,
Li Xu,
Qifeng Chen,
Jinfa Lai,
Minshan Chen,
Ming Zhao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of hepatocellular carcinoma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2253-5969
DOI - 10.2147/jhc.s287641
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , gastroenterology , multivariate analysis , univariate analysis , alpha fetoprotein , log rank test , oncology , survival analysis , retrospective cohort study , hepatectomy , false positive paradox , surgery , resection , machine learning , computer science
With the development of imaging technology, an increasing number of subcentimeter hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been detected. How to manage these lesions remains controversial and lacks evidence. We aimed to explore whether timely treating subcentimeter HCC is necessary considering the risks of false-positives and treatment failure.