AIMS: Surgical treatment for @entity5 ( @entity157 ) is toward transplantation. However, liver resection remains the major surgical treatment for @entity157 in Asia. This study is to examine the results of liver resection when liver transplantation became an option of treatment for early-stage @entity157 . METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, 1639 @entity1 with resectable @entity157 were reviewed and divided into two groups. In the 1st period (2002-2005), all 679 @entity1 received liver resection. In the 2nd period (2006-2010), 916 @entity1 had liver resection and 44 @entity1 jointed liver transplantation program. The results of treatment in these two periods were analyzed. RESULTS: The characteristics of @entity5 were the most important factors of @entity5 recurrence after liver resection. Liver function reserve, characteristics of @entity5 , and surgeons' endeavor were all independent factors for overall survival after liver resection. When the @entity1 with @entity5 or portal @entity101 with low platelet count had liver transplantation rather than liver resection in the 2nd period, the survival rates in the 2nd period were improved. When the @entity1 in the 1st period with low platelet count ( <=105  *  10(3)/uL) were subtracted, the 5-year survival rate of the @entity1 with one-segmentectomy for small-sized @entity157 in the 1st period was similar to those in the 2nd period and transplant @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: The outcomes of liver resection were improved while liver transplantation was performed for the @entity1 with suspicious portal @entity101 . Platelet count, 105  *  10(3)/uL, could be a watershed for early stage @entity157 @entity1 to undergo liver resection or liver transplantation.

Outcomes of liver resection for XXXX in liver transplantation era.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma', 'oligo-nodular tumors', 'tumors'] @entity157 :: ('MESH:D006528', 'Disease') :: ['HCC'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension']
@entity157 :: (MESH:D006528,Disease) :: ['hepatocellular carcinoma']
