Hepatocellular carcinoma rupture ‘not pivotal’ to survival
The finding is from the first Australian study to consider the impact of rupture on prognosis
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumour rupture should be treated with long-term survival in mind, say the authors of an Australian study.
Clinicians from six Melbourne hospitals retrospectively examined outcomes for 33 patients presenting with HCC tumour rupture between 2007 and 2018, comparing each with three closely matched patients with the cancer whose tumours remained intact.
