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Fabio Gonçalves Ferreira, Liver and Portal Hypertension Group, Surgery Department, Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, Sao Paulo, BrazilReceived: November 01, 2017; Published: November 10, 2017
DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2017.01.000514
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Huge hepatocellular carcinoma (>10cm) resection it is not frequent in cirrhotic livers due to high mortality rates and poor survival rates. Nevertheless, patients with normal livers have a different prognosis, and can bear until 80% liver resection. This case reports the 60-year-old female patient with abdominal tumor and big in the records of any liver disease. HCC diagnosis was achieved with imaging exams and high blood levels of Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). Surgical removal was proposed, the left trissegmentectomy. This case shows radical tumor resection the curative treatment.
Key words: Hepatic Neoplasia; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Hepatectomy; Trissegmentectomy; Hepatic Node
Abbreviations: HCC: Hepatocellular Carcinoma; USG: Ultra Sono Graphy; CT: Computed Tomography; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; HCC: Hepato Cellular Carcinoma; TACE: Trans Arterial Chemoembolization; AFP: Alpha-Feto Protein
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