Milan criteria in the MELD era—is it justifiable to extend the limits for orthotopic liver transplantation?

Milan criteria in the MELD era—is it justifiable to extend the limits for orthotopic liver transplantation?

Abstract Background The Milan criteria (MC) are widely used for the indication of liver transplantation (LTx) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Good long-term results have also been reported following LTx for patients exceeding the MC. In this article, we compare the overall and recurrence-free sur...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Haluk Morgul, Philipp Felgendreff, Andreas Kienlein, Ulrich Gauger, Katrin Semmling, Hans-Michael Hau, Hans-Michael Tautenhahn, Michael Bartels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
HCC
Liver transplantation
Milan criteria
Up-to-seven criteria
Asan criteria
AFP score
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01932-6

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