Liver transplantation in children with hepatocellular carcinoma Do Milan criteria apply to pediatric patients?

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 682-692

  Ismail, H ^a   Broniszczak, D ^a   Kalicinski P ^a   Markiewicz Kijewska, M ^a   Teisseyre, J ^a   Stefanowicz, M ^a   Szymczak, M ^a   Dembowska Baginska B ^a   Kluge, P ^a   Perek, D ^a   Kosciesza A ^a   Dzik, E ^a   Lembas, A ^a   Teisserye, M ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Children; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver transplantation; Milan criteria

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68849100413     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01062.x     Document Type: Article

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