Prognostic impact of sarcomatous change of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients undergoing liver resection and liver transplantation

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 718-724

  Hwang, Shin ^a   Lee, Sung Gyu ^a   Lee, Young Joo ^a   Ahn, Chul Soo ^a   Kim, Ki Hun ^a   Park, Kwang Min ^a   Moon, Ki Myung ^a   Moon, Deok Bog ^a   Ha, Tae Yong ^a   Yu, Eun Sil ^a   Choi, Ga Won ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver transplantation; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TUMOR; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40849150991     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0393-7     Document Type: Article

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