First-Line Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Resection or Transplantation?

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2271-2273

  Bhoori, S ^a   Schiavo, M ^a   Russo, A ^a   Mazzaferro, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 34548667921     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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