Liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Targeted Therapy and Multidisciplinary Care

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 109-134

  Zorzi, Daria ^a   Vauthey, Jean Nicolas ^a   Abdalla, Eddie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child Pugh (CP) classification; Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLHCC); Future liver remnant; HCC preoperative therapy; HCC surgical resection; Liver resection; Metabolic assessment; Multinodular HCC; Orthotopic liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862509213     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-522-4_9     Document Type: Chapter

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