Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: A single center experience
V Stadlbauer, S Schaffellner, D Kniepeiss, E Jakoby, F Iberer, C Lackner, R Stauber · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2004 · Heft 05
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Zusammenfassung
Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Beside surgical resection orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is an effective and potentially curable treatment for HCC in selected cases of small tumors. Method: From August 1998 to October 2003 14 patients were transplanted due to HCC in our center. Selection criteria for OLT were unresectability of the liver tumor and severity of the underlying liver disease. Diagnosis of the tumor was confirmed by histology and/or imaging techniques. Patients were selected according to the Milano criteria (not more than 3 tumors with…
