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11 May 2021: Original Paper

Surgical Outcome of Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence in Liver Transplant Patients

Yong Ho Jeong 1ABCDEFG , Shin Hwang 2ACDEF , Geun Dong Lee 1AB , Se Hoon Choi 1AB , Hyeong Ryul Kim 1AB , Yong-Hee Kim 1AB , Seung-Il Park 1AB , Dong Kwan Kim 1ABCDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.930383

Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e930383

Table 2 Recurrence and survival status of patients who underwent pulmonary metastasectomy.

ParameterValue
Follow-up period after LT, mean±SD (median, range), year5.4±4.1 (4.0, ~0.2–14.2)
Current status
 Alive without further recurrence7 (13.5%)
 Alive with further recurrence10 (19.2%)
 Non-cancer-related death without recurrence11 (21.2%)
 Cancer-related death24 (46.2%)
Recurrence after metastasectomy34 (65.4%)
Recurrence at more than two sites after metastasectomy16 (30.2%)
Recurrence-free period after metastasectomy, mean±SD (median, range), year1.7±2.4 (0.6, ~0.1–12.0)
Initial recurrence site after metastasectomy
 Lung25 (48.1%)
 Liver10 (19.2%)
 Others (brain, other gastrointestinal organs, bone, etc)20 (38.5%)
LT – liver transplantation. Results reported as n (%), unless otherwise indicated.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
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