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This study sought to determine the clinical profiles and optimal management of primary hepatic carcinoid tumours.The clinical features of nine Chinese patients and 64 patients reported in the English-language literature were characterized.Recurrence rate and survival analysis were performed with the Kaplan-Meier method.The impact of surgical resection and post-operative recurrence on survival was determined by means of the log-rank test.Carcinoid syndrome complicated 10 cases (14%).Sixty-two patients (85%) underwent surgical resection.Actuarial 5-and 10-year survival rates for resected patients were 80% and 75%.respectively.Twelve patients experienced recurrences: the recurrence rate at 5 years post-operatively was 26%.All patients with resectabte recurrent disease achieved good long-term survival and no significant relationship was found between recurrence and survival.Owing to the high incidence of recurrence.long-term follow-up is necessary and it is recommended that recurrent cases should be managed with judicious surgical resection.