What is radical resection of liver cancer

The main treatments for liver cancer include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other treatment methods. Radical resection is a form of surgical treatment. In short, it is a surgery that completely removes liver cancer.

Suitable conditions for radical resection

Since liver cancer is often complicated by liver cirrhosis, the scope of surgical resection is limited, so there is some controversy about the standard of radical resection. Some doctors believe that as long as there is a certain range around the liver cancer, such as at least more than 0.5cm of the remaining liver without liver cancer, it is considered that radical resection can be performed. Some doctors set stricter standards for radical resection, for example, the range around the liver cancer must be at least 2cm to ensure complete resection.

Considerations for radical resection

Radical resection is a type of surgical resection. Although it is called radical resection, it does not mean that there will be no recurrence after the operation. The metastasis of liver cancer in the liver is sometimes jumpy, and perhaps tiny metastatic lesions are outside 2 cm. Therefore, even if the resection range reaches 2 cm, it cannot guarantee complete resection of all lesions.

Therefore, even if the surgical method is radical, close follow-up is still required after the operation to detect liver cancer recurrence in time and provide timely treatment.