Downstaging Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Yttrium-90 radioembolization: Resection or transplantation?

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 789-790

  Ettorre, G M ^a   Laurenzi, A ^a   Vennarecci, G ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Downstaging; HCC; Liver transplantation; Resection; Yttrium 90 radioembolization

Indexed keywords

SIR SPHERES; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK REDUCTION; TRANSARTERIAL RADIOEMBOLIZATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

DOWNSTAGING; HCC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RESECTION; YTTRIUM 90 RADIOEMBOLIZATION;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 84899646177     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.01.017     Document Type: Letter

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