Downstaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prior to Liver Transplant: Is There a Role for Adjuvant Sorafenib in Locoregional Therapy?
โ Scribed by Parsia A. Vagefi; Ryutaro Hirose
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 234 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1941-6628
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๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the setting of cirrhosis continues to increase in both the United States and abroad because of the widespread incidence of hepatitis B and C. Before the advent of transplantation, liver resection was the only method to achieve cure. However, resection is associated
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and postoperative course of liver transplantation (LT) in cirrhotic patients who underwent liver resection prior to LT for HCC. Summary Background Data: Although LT provides longer survival than liver resection for treatment of small HCCs, donor shortage and lo