Role of liver transplantation in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 9 II, 2002, Pages

  Patt, Cary H ^a   Thuluvath, Paul J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver neoplasms; Liver, transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0036743599     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(07)61788-6     Document Type: Review

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