Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Validation of the UCSF-expanded criteria based on preoperative imaging

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2587-2596

  Yao, F Y ^a   Xiao, L ^a   Bass, N M ^a   Kerlan, R ^a   Ascher, N L ^a   Roberts, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver transplantation; UCSF criteria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILAN CRITERIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO CRITERIA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PROBABILITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35248823540     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01965.x     Document Type: Article

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