Liver Transplant for Hepatocellular Cancer. Very Small Tumors, Very Large Tumors, and Waiting Time

Kayvan Roayaie; Sasan Roayaie

doi:10.1016/j.cld.2014.05.013

Liver Transplant for Hepatocellular Cancer. Very Small Tumors, Very Large Tumors, and Waiting Time

Kayvan Roayaie, Sasan Roayaie

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Abstract

The role of liver transplant for treatment of early hepatocellular cancer (HCC) is no longer contested. However, its benefit relative to other therapies for patients with very early (<2cm) HCC is still a matter of debate. Twenty years after the establishment of the Milan criteria, we are beginning to realize that the number and size of tumors may not be the best metric by which to prognosticate outcomes and allocate organs. A better assessment of tumor aggressiveness is clearly needed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	603-612
Number of pages	10
Journal	Clinics in liver disease
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cld.2014.05.013
State	Published - Aug 2014

Keywords

Drop out
Expansion
Milan criteria
Recurrence
Resection
UNOS stage 1

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Hepatology

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