Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 798-801

  Chui, A K K ^a,c   Rao, A R N ^a   McCaughan, G W ^a   Waugh, R ^b   Verran, D J ^a   Koorey, D ^a   Sheil, A G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatocellular; Liver transplant

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032708237     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01698.x     Document Type: Article

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