Hepatocellular carcinoma: resection or transplantation.

作者信息

Kim Robin D, Hemming Alan W

机构信息

Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Florida School of Medicine, 1600 S.W. Archer Rd., Room 6142, PO Box 100286, Gainesville, FL 32610-0286, USA.

出版信息

J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Jun;13(6):1023-5. doi: 10.1007/s11605-008-0784-4. Epub 2008 Dec 17.

Management of hepatocellular carcinoma in the early cirrhotic remains controversial. The exact role of liver transplantation versus resection remains to be determined. The following short review attempts to present the evidence for the respective roles of liver transplantation versus liver resection in early stage HCC.