Prognostic factors in the surgical treatment of caudate lobe hepatocellular carcinoma

To evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of liver resection for caudate lobe hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).We retrospectively analyzed 114 consecutive patients with HCC, originating from the caudate lobe, who underwent resection between January 2001 and January 2007. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed on several clinicopathologic variables to determine the factors affecting long-term outcome and intrahepatic...