Transplantation Technologies & Research

NT Nguyen

Publications

• Research Article
  Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in Patients with Mixed Hepatocellular Carcinoma-Cholangiocarcinoma
  Author(s): TR Harring, DA Kuten, NT Nguyen, JA Goss and CA O’MahonyTR Harring, DA Kuten, NT Nguyen, JA Goss and CA O’Mahony
  
  Introduction: Primary liver cancer arises from hepatocytes or biliary epithelium resulting in hepatocellular carcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma, respectively. Mixed hepatocellular carcinoma-cholangiocarcinomas are rare; therefore, medical literature addressing these tumors is limited. As treatment modalities for mixed hepatocellular carcinoma-cholangiocarcinomas are few, the role of orthotopic liver transplantation remains controversial. Aim: To determine the survival outcomes of patients with incidentally discovered mixed hepatocellular carcinomacholangiocarcinomas after orthotopic liver transplantation. Methods and Materials: We present five patients with mixed hepatocellular carcinoma-cholangiocarcinomas who received orthotopic liver transplantation at our institution between September 1998 and July 2011. Characterization of the combined lesion was based on the Allen and Lisa classifi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0991.1000104

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