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Transplantation for liver cancer

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Primary Liver Cancer in Japan

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Primary liver cancer patients usually have a poor prognosis due to the expandable nature of the disease, however, considerable progress has been achieved in the treatment of lesions in the last ten years. Recent advances in screening for tumor markers, imaging techniques, and better understanding of the disease have enabled more frequent and earlier detection of tumors as small as 2 cm in diameter even though they are usually asymptomatic. Therefore, a higher resect ability rate has been achieved. Furthermore, refined patient selection, perioperative patient care, and surgical techniques have also contributed to a lower mortality and better long-term survival [1].

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  1. The Second Department of Surgery, Asahikawa Medical College, Nishikagura 4-5, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078, Japan

    Michio Mito, Hidetaka Ebata & Masayuki Sawa

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  1. 1st Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Shogoin Kawara-cho, 606, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

    Takayoshi Tobe M. D. (Chairman and Professor) (Chairman and Professor)

  2. The First Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, 105, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Haruo Kameda

  3. Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, 228, Sagamihara, Japan

    Masahiko Okudaira

  4. First Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University, 280, Chiba, Japan

    Masao Ohto

  5. Sanraku Hospital, 2-5 Kanda Surugadai, 101, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Yasuo Endo

  6. The Second Department of Surgery, Asahikawa Medical College, Nishikagura 4-5, 078, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

    Michio Mito

  7. The First Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 663, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

    Eizo Okamoto

  8. Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, 830, Kurume, Japan

    Kyuichi Tanikawa

  9. First Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 830, Fukuoka, Japan

    Masamichi Kojiro

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Mito, M., Ebata, H., Sawa, M. (1992). Transplantation for liver cancer. In: Tobe, T., et al. Primary Liver Cancer in Japan. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68177-9_37

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