What are the postoperative care methods for liver cancer? Is liver transplantation effective in treating small liver cancer?

Liver transplantation is more effective than local resection for small hepatocellular carcinoma

Clinically, liver cancer with a tumor diameter of ≤3cm is called small liver cancer, and its treatment is mainly a combination of surgical resection, local treatment and liver transplantation. In addition, liver transplantation is also one of the effective ways to treat liver cancer, and in terms of treatment effect, liver transplantation is better than local resection in treating small liver cancer.

First of all, it is certain that surgical resection is still an important part of the treatment of small liver cancer and an important way for patients to achieve long-term survival. According to clinical statistics, the 5-year productivity of patients with small liver cancer after local resection can reach more than 50%. In comparison, liver transplantation for small liver cancer can achieve similar results to benign diseases, with a 5-year survival rate of about 80%, which is significantly higher than local resection. This is due to:

1. After local resection, some cancer cells may remain, and these cancer cells may cause tumor recurrence at any time; liver transplantation is to remove the entire diseased liver, eliminating possible residual cancer to the greatest extent, thereby effectively improving the long-term survival rate.

2. The occurrence of liver cancer is closely related to the hepatitis B virus. For example, about 85% of liver cancer patients in my country have liver cirrhosis. Even if the existing lesions are removed, the remaining liver parenchyma is still cirrhotic liver parenchyma and tumors can recur. Liver transplantation not only removes the original diseased liver with hepatitis B as the basis, but also can provide relevant treatment for hepatitis B. Most patients can turn negative for hepatitis B after liver transplantation.

3. Liver cancer has the biological characteristic of intrahepatic metastasis. Local resection cannot eliminate potential intrahepatic metastatic lesions, which can not only continue to grow but also proliferate. Liver transplantation removes the entire diseased liver, completely eliminating potential metastasis and thus destroying the potential base of liver cancer cells.

What are the postoperative care for liver cancer?

The appearance of liver cancer will seriously disrupt the patient's life and endanger his physical health. If the family members do not do a good job of postoperative care for liver cancer as soon as possible, it may affect the patient's condition and delay the treatment process. Therefore, everyone should understand the postoperative care methods for liver cancer in advance in order to take good care of the patient. Let's take a look at the postoperative care for liver cancer.

Postoperative care for liver cancer includes:

1. Patients should get more sun exposure to promote the synthesis of vitamins in the body. Chemotherapy drugs can easily cause intestinal cancer patients to have insufficient vitamin intake. Although some vitamins and trace elements can be taken from the diet, if they do not get more sun exposure, the vitamins taken by the body cannot be synthesized, which can easily lead to complications such as bleeding, and even damage the body's coagulation system. This is the postoperative care method for liver cancer.

2. Postoperative care for liver cancer also requires getting out of bed and moving around as soon as possible according to one's own situation. Generally, patients discharged from the hospital three weeks ago can do exercises such as walking and sit-ups. Appropriate exercise can also speed up blood circulation, improve immunity, and promote the excretion of toxins from the body as soon as possible. These postoperative care for liver cancer are relatively common.