Systematic review of outcomes of liver resection for early hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1622-1629

  Lim, K C ^a   Chow, P K H ^a,b,c   Allen, J C ^a   Siddiqui, F J ^a,d   Chan, E S Y ^a,d   Tan, S B ^a,d  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^d SINGAPORE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84868659263     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8915     Document Type: Review

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