Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma containing the cells of hepatocellular cancer and bile duct cancer

Abstract

Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CC) is a rare (< 1%) primary liver cancer which contains elements of hepatocellular cancer (HCC) and bile duct cancer (CC). On account of the difficulties in reaching preoperative diagnosis, it is frequently diagnosed only after resection is performed. A surgical resection of the liver is the treatment of choice, whilst a liver transplant is a rarely implemented option. The prognosis of cHCC-CC tumours is better than in CC but worse than in HCC. This paper presents the case report of a 62-year-old man undergoing a left hemihepatectomy for a cHCC-CC liver tumour. NOWOTWORY J Oncol 2018; 68, 2: 92-94

Liver transplantation in primary liver tumors

“…The above issues have led to the introduction of liver transplantation, performed instead of resection, to treatment methods in HCC as well as to the prompt development of a number of forms of locoregional therapy that have been used with curative intent in irresectable and/or recurrent HCC. Those are radiofrequency ablation (RFA), transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) together referred to as "curative locoregional therapy (CLRT)" [7][8][9][10].…”