Hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation: an animal model
โ Scribed by S. N. Schotman; E. O. Schraa; R. L. Marquet; P. E. Zondervan; J. N. M. Ijzermans
- Book ID
- 105841102
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-0874
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Liver transplantation for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) continues to be a subject of debate mostly due to a uniformly high failure rate secondary to recurrence. However, accumulating experiences have enabled detailed analysis of the prognostic factors affecting patient outcome. Clinicopath
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