Open AccessLong-Term Survival and Pattern of Recurrence After Resection of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Preserved Liver Function
Author(s) -
Ronnie TungPing Poon,
Sheung Tat Fan,
Chung Mau Lo,
Chi Leung Liu,
John Wong
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200203000-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , liver transplantation , gastroenterology , transplantation , concomitant , liver function , survival rate , surgery
To evaluate the survival results and pattern of recurrence after resection of potentially transplantable small hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) in patients with preserved liver function, with special reference to the implications for a strategy of salvage transplantation.