Treatment Strategy for Recurrent Multiple Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Toru Ishikawa

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saiseikai Niigata Daini Hospital, Niigata, Japan.

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2013.42A049                

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has some unique characteristics in the digestive organ cancer. Therefore it is very important to select an appropriate treatment for recurrent HCC according to several situations such as the type of recurrence, previous treatments and conditions of patient. This article is a review of the concept of recurrent multiple HCC and its therapeutic strategies.

Keywords

Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Multiple Recurrence; Strategy

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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