Surgical resection of high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma: Patient selection, preoperative considerations, and operative technique

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1219-1225

  Truty, Mark J ^a   Vauthey, Jean Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INVASION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 77952043363     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-0976-5     Document Type: Review

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