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Treatment of Liver Metastases Using an Internal Target Volume Method for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
Published on: May 8, 2018
[New oncological indications for liver transplantation]
Massimo Leo1,2, Lucia Zampaglione1, Nicolas Goossens1,2
1Service de gastroentérologie et hépatologie, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 1211 Genève 14.
Abstract:
Transplantation oncology represents a specificity of liver transplantation. Hepatocellular carcinoma is now an accepted indication with very good long-term results. Cholangiocarcinoma, hepatic -metastases from colorectal cancer and neuroendocrine tumors are emerging indications with outcome superior to those that can be achieved with systemic treatments in very selected patients.
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