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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2015; 21(15): 4607-4619
Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4607
Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4607
Three-dimensional morphometric analysis for hepatectomy of centrally located hepatocellular carcinoma: A pilot study
Fei Tian, Jian-Xiong Wu, Wei-Qi Rong, Li-Ming Wang, Fan Wu, Wei-Bo Yu, Song-Lin An, Fa-Qiang Liu, Li Feng, Chao Bi, Yun-He Liu, Abdominal Surgery Department, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China
Author contributions: Tian F and Wu JX performed the majority of the experiments; Rong WQ, Wang LM, Wu F and Yu WB provided vital reagents and analytical tools and were also involved in editing the manuscript; An SL, Liu FQ, Feng L, Bi C and Liu YH collected all the clinical data and pathologic specimens; Tian F and Wu JX designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Ethics approval: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethical Committee of the Cancer Institute and Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Science and was performed in accordance with principles of Good Clinical Practice and Declaration of Helsinki guidelines (1975, revised in 1983).
Informed consent: All study participants, or their legal guardians, were provided written informed consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest: We have no financial relationship with other people or organizations that can inappropriately influence our work.
Data sharing: No additional data are available.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Jian-Xiong Wu, MD, Abdominal Surgery Department, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 17 Panjiayuannanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100021, China. xiaonao666333@126.com
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Received: September 11, 2014
Peer-review started: September 11, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 24, 2014
Accepted: December 13, 2014
Article in press: December 16, 2014
Published online: April 21, 2015
Peer-review started: September 11, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 24, 2014
Accepted: December 13, 2014
Article in press: December 16, 2014
Published online: April 21, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Relatively accurate and convenient measurements of morphometric parameters of tumor masses using radiology is important for planning surgical strategy, especially for centrally located hepatic tumors, which should be individualized in each patient with the aim of preserving major vascular branches. In this study, we describe a three-dimensional model to accurately reconstruct the relationships between the tumor, hepatic veins, and Glissonian pedicles for centrally located hepatocellular carcinomas, which is essential for correctly defining the hepatic segments and the limits of tumors with wide variations in anatomy.