One of the best liver cancer treatments in Kolkata for liver cancer are surgical resection (removal of the tumour during surgery.)
You will have the best outcome if all cancer in the liver is completely removed. Other types of treatment like ablation or radiation, may also be used to cure small liver cancers.
Partial hepatectomy is a type of surgical treatment for liver cancer.
Who can have partial hepatectomy?
This operation is only available to people who have normal liver function, are healthy enough for surgery, and have a single tumor that has not grown into blood vessels.
Imaging tests such as MRI or CT with angiography are performed first to determine whether cancer can be removed entirely. Occasionally, however, during surgery, the cancer is discovered to be large or has spread too far to be removed. In such case, the planned surgery cannot be performed.
Patients with liver cancer who have cirrhosis are not candidates for this liver cancer surgery in Kolkata. Even removing a small amount of liver tissue at the tumour's margins may leave insufficient liver to perform critical functions.
Cirrhosis patients are typically eligible for surgery if they have a single tumour (that has not grown into blood vessels) and retain a reasonable amount (at least 30%) of liver function after the cancer is removed.
Doctors frequently evaluate this function by assigning a Child-Pugh score, a cirrhosis score based on certain laboratory tests and symptoms.
Child-Pugh class A patients are most likely to have sufficient liver function to undergo surgery. Patients in class B have a lower likelihood of being able to undergo surgery. Surgery is typically not an option for class C patients.
Possible risks and side effects
Partial hepatectomy is a significant liver cancer surgery in Kolkata that should be performed only by highly skilled and experienced surgeons.
Here are some possible risks and side effects of this surgery -
• Bleeding: The liver processes a large amount of blood, and bleeding following surgery is a significant concern.
• Infection
• Anesthesia complications
• Blood clots
• Pneumonia
• Recurrence of liver cancer: Because the remaining liver still has the underlying disease that caused the cancer, liver cancer recurrence can occur.
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