Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcicoma in patients beyond the Milan but within the UCSF criteria

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 467-470

  Sotiropoulos, Georgios C ^a   Molmenti, E P ^a   Omar, O S ^a   Bockhorn, M ^a   Brokalaki, E I ^a   Lang, H ^a   Frilling, A ^a   Broelsch, C E ^a   Malago M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver transplantation; Milan criteria; Tumor recurrence; UCSF criteria

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAN FRANCISCO; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845521320     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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