Characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation: Perioperative prognostic factors, patterns, and outcome

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 128-134

  Chan, Kun Ming ^a   Chou, Hong Shiue ^a   Wu, Ting Jung ^a   Lee, Chen Fang ^a   Yu, Ming Chin ^a   Lee, Wei Chen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hepatocellular carcinoma; liver transplantation; outcome; prognostic factor; recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855318766     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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