Open AccessClinicopathological characteristics and surgical outcomes of sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Jianping Wang,
Zhigang Yao,
Yawen Sun,
Xi-Han Liu,
Fengkai Sun,
Cun-Hu Lin,
Fuxin Ren,
Beibei Lv,
Shuai-Jun Zhang,
Yang Wang,
Fanying Meng,
Shunzhen Zheng,
Wei Gong,
Jun Liu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i29.4327
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , sarcomatoid carcinoma , medicine , surgical resection , carcinoma , hepatectomy , pathology , oncology , surgery , general surgery , resection
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common type of cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Sarcomatoid HCC, which contains poorly differentiated carcinomatous and sarcomatous components, is a rare histological subtype of HCC that differs from conventional HCC. It is highly aggressive and has a poor prognosis. Its clinicopathological characteristics, surgical outcomes and underlying mechanisms of its highly aggressive nature have not been fully elucidated.