Orthotopic liver transplantation in hepatocellular carcinoma: Comparison of results in incidental and known hepatocellular carcinoma

International Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 185-187

  Khan, Taqi F Toufeeq ^a   Reddy, Kunam S ^a   Johnston, Thomas D ^a   Ranjan, Dinesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Incidental; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TUMOR; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33845717518     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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