Incidental Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Liver Transplantation: Population Characteristics and Outcomes

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 219-221

  Castillo, E ^a   Pelletier, S ^b   Kumer, S ^b   Abouljoud, M ^a   Divine, G ^a   Moonka, D ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TUMOR VOLUME;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 60649109855     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.10.053     Document Type: Article

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