Open AccessFactors associated with 5-year survival of combined hepatocellular and cholangiocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Tomoki Sempokuya,
Eric Wien,
Robert J. Pattison,
Jihyun Ma,
Linda L. Wong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v12.i11.1020
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , oncology , gastroenterology
Combined hepatocellular and cholangiocarcinoma (HCC/CC) is a rare primary hepatic malignancy which carries a poor prognosis due to its aggressive nature. Few centers have enough cases to draw definitive conclusions and there is limited understanding of prognosis. Given the rarity of HCC/CC, an analysis of large national cancer database was needed to obtain larger number of HCC/CC cases.