Discussion
tumour, HCC
RECURRENCE, TUMOUR
The aim of the AP-LAPO trial is to test the hypothesis that LMH is associated with reduced surgical stress and immunosuppression compared with OMH resulting in lower tumour recurrence rates and better survival.OMH for HCC is associated with major morbidity of up to 40 per cent in high-volume centresRecent series have proven the feasibility and safety of LMH for HCCTo date, only retrospective studies using propensity score matching have compared LMH and OMH