The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a frequent and incurable complication of cirrhosis, continues to rise. Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has been proposed as a treatment for unresectable, intrahepatic HCC limited in extent to the Milan criteria adopted by the United Network of
Risk factors for early death due to recurrence after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: Results of a multicenter study
✍ Scribed by Jean Marc Regimbeau; Eddie K. Abdalla; Jean Nicolas Vauthey; Gregory Y. Lauwers; François Durand; David M. Nagorney; Iwao Ikai; Yoshio Yamaoka; Jacques Belghiti
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Volume
- 85
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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