How to perform surgery on liver cancer? Analysis of surgical treatment methods for liver cancer

We may be familiar with liver cancer. There are more male patients with liver cancer than female patients. We need to pay attention to it. Treatment is also very important for liver cancer. Let the experts take you to learn about the treatment methods of liver cancer.

Many people are terrified of cancer and think that liver cancer is an incurable disease. In fact, there is no need to panic. At present, my country has achieved certain results in the prevention and control of liver cancer. When diagnosed with liver cancer, the first thing to do is to correct your mentality and treat it correctly and objectively. Because there are many treatment methods for liver cancer, involving the joint cooperation of multiple disciplines, if it can be treated correctly and reasonably, the long-term efficacy of liver cancer is still relatively ideal. The general principle of liver cancer treatment is early detection and early diagnosis, emphasizing the implementation of standardized comprehensive treatment.

Surgery

It is the first choice of treatment for liver cancer, which can achieve the purpose of cure by completely removing the tumor tissue. Modern liver surgery technology is becoming more and more advanced, and the size of the tumor is not the key factor restricting the operation. Whether it can be removed and the efficacy of the resection are not only related to the size and number of the tumor, but also closely related to liver function, degree of liver cirrhosis, tumor location, tumor boundary, the presence or absence of complete capsule and venous tumor thrombus. Patients who undergo surgical resection are generally required to have good general condition, that is, no organic lesions of important organs such as the heart, lungs, and kidneys, normal or near-normal liver function, and specific objective liver function reserve assessment indicators, such as jaundice level, albumin level, indocyanine green retention rate, etc. At the same time, there are no extrahepatic tumor metastases, and the tumor location is limited, rather than multiple or diffuse distribution. The one-year survival rate after surgical resection of early liver cancer is more than 80%, and the five-year survival rate is more than 50%. If combined with comprehensive treatment after surgery, better results can be achieved.

In addition to liver resection, surgical treatment can also choose liver transplantation, especially for patients with small liver cancer with cirrhosis and liver decompensation, liver transplantation is the best choice. At present, about 4,000 liver transplants are performed in my country each year, of which the proportion of liver cancer patients is as high as 40%. There are many standards for the indications of liver transplantation for liver cancer, mainly focusing on the size, number, vascular invasion and lymph node metastasis of the tumor. In general, these standards are relatively consistent in terms of the requirements for no large blood vessel invasion, lymph node metastasis and extrahepatic metastasis, but the requirements for the size and number of tumors are not the same. Compared with the international liver transplantation standards for liver cancer, my country's standards have expanded the scope of indications for liver transplantation for liver cancer. Although liver cancer patients who exceed the standards may eventually relapse and metastasize after receiving liver transplantation, their quality of life and survival time are significantly better than other treatment methods. Therefore, a comprehensive judgment should be made based on the demand ratio of donors and recipients to select indications.

I believe that through the detailed introduction of this article, we understand the treatment methods of liver cancer. We must remember these methods and take precautions against liver cancer-related diseases. If you encounter a liver cancer patient, you should send him to the doctor for a physical examination in time to avoid delaying the disease.