[Analysis of prognostic factors in patients with huge primary liver cancer after surgical resection].

Objective: To analyze the prognostic factors in patients after surgical resection of a huge primary liver cancer (HPLC).

Methods: Clinical and follow-up data of 69 cases of huge HPLC treated in our hospital from July 2001 to July 2008 were retrospectively analyzed. Sixteen clinicopathologic factors possibly influencing the survival were selected, and multivariate analysis of these parameters was performed using the Cox proportional hazards model.

[Diagnosis and treatment for solitary necrotic nodule of the liver: report of 15 patients].

Objective: To investigate the diagnostic and therapeutic approach of solitary necrotic nodule of the liver (SNNL).

Methods: Fifteen cases were diagnosed as SNNL from June 1999 to December 2005. The clinical characteristics, imaging findings, diagnosis and treatment were analyzed with related literature retrospectively.