Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: The Hong Kong experience

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 548-554

  Ng, Kelvin K ^a   Lo, Chung Mau ^a   Chan, See Ching ^a   Chok, Kenneth S ^a   Cheung, Tan To ^a   Fan, Sheung Tat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Hepatocellular; Liver; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DONOR SELECTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; LIVER TUMOR; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PREVALENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79952112698     PISSN: 18686974     EISSN: 18686982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00534-009-0165-8     Document Type: Review

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