2017HepatoBiliary Surgery and NutritionOpen access

Resection versus transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma exceeding Milan criteria within increasing donor shortage

Kuniya Tanaka

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Until establishment of the Milan criteria in 1996, long-term survival in many hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients receiving liver transplants was elusive, raising questions about practicality of transplantation in these patients (1).

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Until establishment of the Milan criteria in 1996, long-term survival in many hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients receiving liver transplants was elusive, raising questions about practicality of transplantation in these patients (1).

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Until establishment of the Milan criteria in 1996, long-term survival in many hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients receiving liver transplants was elusive, raising questions about practicality of transplantation in these patients (1).

Key concepts: Milan criteria, Medicine, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Economic shortage, Liver transplantation, Resection, Transplantation, Surgery

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