Expanded criteria for liver transplantation in patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal: Liver Transplantation : Official Publication Of The American Association For The Study Of Liver Diseases And The International Liver Transplantation Society
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Abstract
Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) selection for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a matter of debate. The Milan criteria (MC) have been largely adopted by the international community. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the survival rates and recurrence probabilities of a new proposal for criteria (up to 3 tumors, each no larger than 5 cm, and a cumulative tumor burden
Authors
Mauricio Silva, Angel Moya, Marina Berenguer, Fernando Sanjuan, Rafael López Andujar, Eugenia Pareja, Rodrigo Torres Quevedo, Victoria Aguilera, Eva Montalva, Manuel De Juan, Angelo Mattos, Martín Prieto, José Mir
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