Indication of Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Should Be Reconsidered in Case of Microvascular Invasion and Multilocular Tumor Occurrence

Indication of Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Should Be Reconsidered in Case of Microvascular Invasion and Multilocular Tumor Occurrence

Liver transplantation (LT) is routinely performed for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhosis without major vascular invasion. Although the adverse influence of microvascular invasion is recognized, its occurrence does not contraindicate LT. We retrospectively analyzed in our LT cohort the signi...

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Main Authors: Jan-Paul Gundlach, Stephan Schmidt, Alexander Bernsmeier, Rainer Günther, Victor Kataev, Jens Trentmann, Jost Philipp Schäfer, Christoph Röcken, Thomas Becker, Felix Braun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
HCC
hepatocellular carcinoma
liver transplantation
microvascular invasion
multilocular
downstaging
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/6/1155

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