Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma beyond the Milan criteria: The controversies continue

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 296-298

  Lee, Hyo Suk ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Life expectancy; Living donor liver transplantation; Milan criteria; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ASIA; CADAVER DONOR; CANCER SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DONOR SELECTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; KOREA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 35549001430     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106907     Document Type: Conference Paper

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