Surgical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in North America: can hepatic resection still be justified?

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Abstract

The incidence of hepatocellular cancer (HCC) is increasing dramatically worldwide. Optimal management remains undefined, especially for well-compensated cirrhosis and HCC.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Am. Coll. Surg.

Title: Journal of the American College of Surgeons

ISSN (Electronic): 1879-1190

ISSN (Print): 1072-7515

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2015

Volume: 220

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Department of Surgery, Section of Abdominal Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO. Electronic address: chapmanw@wustl.edu.

[2 ] Department of Surgery, Baylor University, Waco, TX.

[3 ] Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego Health System, San Diego, CA.

[4 ] Department of Surgery, Section of Abdominal Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.

[5 ] Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.

[6 ] Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.

[7 ] Department of Surgery, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL.

[8 ] Department of Surgery, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgets Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.

[9 ] Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

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Publisher Item ID: S1072-7515(14)01927-9

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.12.030

PubMed ID: 25728142

SO-VID: 59ca1af0-0deb-40ca-9939-3edd3b546ae4

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