Long-term survival comparison between primary transplant and upfront curative treatment with salvage transplant for early stage hepatocellular carcinoma

Summary: Background: Whether primary liver transplantation (PLT) or upfront curative treatment with salvage liver transplantation (SLT) is a better treatment option for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is controversial. This study aims to compare the long-term survival starting from the time of...

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Main Authors: Kelvin K.C. Ng, Tan-To Cheung, Tiffany C.L. Wong, James Y.Y. Fung, Jeff W.C. Dai, Ka-Wing Ma, Wong-Hoi She, Chung-Mau Lo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958418305013