Expanded criteria for liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 726-729

  Kim, J M ^a   Kwon, C H D ^a   Joh, J W ^a   Park, J B ^a   Lee, J H ^a   Kim, G S ^a   Kim, S J ^a   Paik, S W ^a   Lee, S K ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; LIVER NEOPLASMS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899497270     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.11.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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