First-Line Liver Resection and Salvage Liver Transplantation Are Increasing Therapeutic Strategies for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Child A Cirrhosis

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1857-1860

  Vennarecci, G ^a   Ettorre, G M ^a   Antonini, M ^a   Santoro, R ^a   Maritti, M ^a   Tacconi, G ^a   Spoletini, D ^a   Tessitore, L ^a   Perracchio, L ^a   Visco, G ^a   Puoti, C ^a   Santoro, E ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROBABILITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547594043     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.05.073     Document Type: Article

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