Early extrahepatic recurrence as a pivotal factor for survival after hepatocellular carcinoma resection: A 15-year observational study

Figure 1 Both the cumulative rates of recurrence and the overall survival rates after surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma showed stepwise correlations with the interval to extrahepatic recurrence. A: Cumulative rate of the first recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after curative surgical resection; B: Overall survival rates stratified by the characteristics of extrahepatic recurrence. EHR: Extrahepatic recurrence.