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World J Hepatol. May 27, 2021; 13(5): 584-594
Published online May 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i5.584
Published online May 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i5.584
Surgical treatment outcomes of primary hepatic sarcomas: A single-center experience
Sang Jin Kim, Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Division of Hepatobiliopancreas and Transplant Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan 15355, South Korea
Jinsoo Rhu, Jong Man Kim, Gyu Seung Choi, Jae-Won Joh, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim SJ is first author and participated in literature search, data acquisition, analysis, and wring manuscript; Kim JM is corresponding author and participated in research design, data analysis, interpretation; Rhu J participated in data acquisition and analysis; Choi GS and Joh JW participated in acquisition of data and supervision.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the IRB of Samsung Medical Center (IRB number 2020-09-077).
Informed consent statement: Acquiring participant’s consent seems to be realistically impossible and does not influence integrity of research. And there would be no reasons that participant would deny providing his or her consent; research involves no more than minimal risk to the patients. Therefore, the IRB of Samsung Medical Center approved that the participant’s consent can be waivered.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist. The manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Jong Man Kim, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, 50 Ilwon Dong Gangnam Gu, Seoul 06351, South Korea. yjongman21@gmail.com
Received: January 14, 2021
Peer-review started: January 14, 2021
First decision: February 13, 2021
Revised: February 24, 2021
Accepted: April 25, 2021
Article in press: April 25, 2021
Published online: May 27, 2021
Peer-review started: January 14, 2021
First decision: February 13, 2021
Revised: February 24, 2021
Accepted: April 25, 2021
Article in press: April 25, 2021
Published online: May 27, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: This is a retrospective study to analyze the outcomes of primary hepatic sarcoma. A total of nine patients were included, five of them are with angiosarcoma and four are with undifferentiated sarcoma. While all patients experienced tumor recurrence, one patient with angiosarcoma and another patient with undifferentiated sarcoma still survive for 11 years and 30 mo respectively, after receiving effective local treatment for recurrent tumors. Although the outcome of primary hepatic sarcoma is known to be poor, surgical treatment with appropriate adjuvant therapy may support the long-term survival.