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To assess the therapeutic role and define clinical indications for liver transplantation in patients with unresectable primary and secondary hepatic malignancies.

November 1, 1995World Journal of Surgery

Role of liver transplantation in the treatment of unresectable liver cancer

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RPR. PichlmayrMedizinische Hochschule Hannover AWArved WeimannUniversité Paris-Sud KOKarl J. OldhaferAsklepios Klinik Barmbek

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Single-center cohort study reveals favorable outcomes for liver transplantation in selected unresectable hepatic tumors, highlighting strict staging criteria to optimize organ allocation.

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To assess the therapeutic role and define clinical indications for liver transplantation in patients with unresectable primary and secondary hepatic malignancies.
Retrospective review of a single-center experience involving 198 patients with hepatic malignancies.
Evaluation of treatment strategies comparing specialized resections (in-situ, ex-situ 'bench', and ante-situm), liver transplantation, and combined multivisceral resections.
Favorable outcomes for liver transplantation occurred in stage II hepatocellular carcinoma, fibrolamellar carcinoma, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, hepatoblastoma, and neuroendocrine metastases.
Liver transplantation alone showed unsatisfactory results for intrahepatic bile duct cancer, stage III/IV hepatocellular carcinoma, hemangiosarcoma, and nonendocrine metastases.
Combined liver transplantation and multivisceral resection demonstrated technical feasibility for locally advanced tumors with extrahepatic spread.

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Pichlmayr et al. (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a898acd9be9d02581bd68fb https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00299775

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Single-center cohort study reveals favorable outcomes for liver transplantation in selected unresectable hepatic tumors, highlighting strict staging criteria to optimize organ allocation.

Role of liver transplantation in the treatment of unresectable liver cancer

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Role of liver transplantation in the treatment of unresectable liver cancer

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