82 Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Liver Transplantation in the MELD Era
β Scribed by Reddy, Chakradhar M.; Levi, David M.; Skartsis, Nikolaos; Ghanta, Ravi; Martin, Paul; Tzakis, Andreas G.; Selvaggi, Gennaro; Island, Eddie; Tekin, Akin; Nishida, Seigo; Moon, Jang
- Book ID
- 122672634
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 44 KB
- Volume
- 138
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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The new allocation policy of the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) based on the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) gives candidates with stage T1 or stage T2 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) a priority MELD score beyond their degree of hepatic decompensation. The aim of this study was to de
## Background Long-term survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver transplantation is affected mainly by recurrence of HCC. There is the opinion that the chance of recurrence after 2Β years post-transplantation is remote, and therefore lifelong surveillance is not justified