Prognosis of patients undergoing hepatectomy for solitary hepatocellular carcinoma originating in the caudate lobe

Operative and nonoperative treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) originating in the caudate lobe is regarded as challenging because of its deep location in the liver and possibly worse prognosis than HCC in other sites in the liver. The objective of this study is to investigate the clinicopathologic factors and survival of patients who underwent hepatectomy for solitary HCC originating in the caudate lobe.A retrospective review of 783...