Abstract:BackgroundOperation for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is limited. Recently, the possibility was advanced that operation (including surgery, transplantation, and ablation et, al) could be applied in HCC patients more widely. To address this issue, the trend in the use of operation and surgery for the treatment of HCC with time was analyzed. Additionally, whether patients gain a better survival benefit from surgery than other treatments was also evaluated.MethodsData from SEER registries were u… Show more
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