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Surgery

Source: Liver Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: May 8, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Types of treatment

A partial hepatectomy (surgery to remove the part of the liver where cancer is found) may be done. A wedge of tissue, an entire lobe, or a larger part of the liver, along with some of the healthy tissue around it is removed. The remaining liver tissue takes over the functions of the liver and may regrow.

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