Liver Transplantation for the Treatment of Small Hepatocellular Carcinomas in Patients with Cirrhosis

Mazzaferro, Vincenzo; Regalia, Enrico; Doci, Roberto; Andreola, Salvatore; Pulvirenti, Andrea; Bozzetti, Federico; Montalto, Fabrizio; Ammatuna, Mario; Morabito, Alberto; Gennari, Leandro

doi:10.1056/nejm199603143341104

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Liver Transplantation for the Treatment of Small Hepatocellular Carcinomas in Patients with Cirrhosis

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 14, 1996

Authors:

Vincenzo Mazzaferro

Enrico Regalia

Roberto Doci

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The role of orthotopic liver transplantation in the treatment of patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma is controversial, and determining which patients are likely to have a good outcome after liver transplantation is difficult. METHODS: We studied 48 patients with cirrhosi...

Subject

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Medicine

Cirrhosis

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