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Algorithm for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

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1 Algorithm for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
Algorithm for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The treatment algorithm for HCC begins with determining whether the patient is a resection candidate or liver transplant candidate. Bili = bilirubin level (in milligrams per deciliter); Child’s = Child-Turcotte-Pugh class; lap = laparoscopic; LDLT = living-donor liver transplantation; LN = lymph node; MELD = Model for End-Stage Liver Disease; OLTx = orthotopic liver transplantation; Perc = percutaneous; RFA = radiofrequency ablation; TACE = transarterial chemoembolization; Tx = transplantation; UNOS = United Network for Organ Sharing; vasc. = vascular. Source: Chapter 31. Liver, Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 9e Citation: Brunicardi F, Andersen DK, Billiar TR, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Matthews JB, Pollock RE. Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 9e; 2010 Available at: Accessed: December 22, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved


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