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Downstaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Before Transplantation: An Advance in Therapy or Just Another Selection Criterion
Author(s) -
Lo ChungMau
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02466.x
Subject(s) - milan criteria , hepatocellular carcinoma , medicine , liver transplantation , cirrhosis , transplantation , carcinoma , gastroenterology , surgery
Down‐staging before liver transplant may not change the behavior of hepatocellular carcinoma beyond Milan criteria but it may select those with a more favorable biology. See also article by Ravaioli et al in this issue on page 2547.