Liver transplantation for small hepatocellular carcinoma: the tumor-node-metastasis classification does not have prognostic power.

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Published in Hepatology on June 01, 1998

Authors

J M Llovet1, J Bruix, J Fuster, A Castells, J C Garcia-Valdecasas, L Grande, A Franca, C Brú, M Navasa, M C Ayuso, M Solé, M I Real, R Vilana, A Rimola, J Visa, J Rodés

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Liver Unit, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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