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Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma - factors influencing outcome and disease-free survival

Author(s) -

René Fahrner

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

world journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427

H-Index - 155

eISSN - 2219-2840

pISSN - 1007-9327

DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.12071

Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , liver transplantation , medicine , transplantation , carcinoma , gastroenterology , liver disease , disease , oncology

Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. Liver transplantation can be a curative treatment in selected patients. However, there are several factors that influence disease-free survival after transplantation. This review addresses the pre-, intra- and postoperative factors that influence the risk of tumor recurrence after liver transplantation.

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