PRIMARY CARCINOMA OF LIVER

  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 80  (3) , 322-327
Abstract
Since 1947, 173 patients were seen with primary carcinoma of the liver; 68% had hepatomas, 26% cholangiocarcinomas and 6% mixed cell carcinomas. Of these patients, 9% were stage I or unstaged, whereas 28% were stage III and had short lengths of survival. The 108 patients with stage II carcinoma of the liver were analyzed according to treatment regimens. Thirty-one patients were observed but untreated; 47 patients were treated by systemic chemotherapy and 25 patients were treated by surgical resection. Three patients were treated by infusion chemotherapy and 2 by dearterialization. When primary carcinoma of the liver is resectable, approximately 20% of patients may be expected to become long-term survivors. If not resectable, short-term improvement in length of survival (8-13 mo.) may be obtained by systemic or infusion chemotherapy and hepatic dearterialization. Earlier diagnosis and an aggressive surgical approach lends hope for some cures for patients with this difficult disease.

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