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Changing management and outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma: Evaluation of 501 patients treated at a single comprehensive center

David A. Kooby, Vasili Egnatashvili, Michael Graiser, Keith A. Delman, John Kauh, William C. Wood, Charles A. Staley

Journal of Surgical Oncology · 2008 · 19 citations · 35 references

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In this series, treatment post-1996 is associated with improved survival, likely due to improvements in selection criteria and outcomes for liver transplantation.

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Cancer Statistics, 2007

Ahmedin Jemal, Rebecca L. Siegel, Elizabeth Ward et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians · 2007 · 7.5K citations · Full text

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Liver Transplantation for the Treatment of Small Hepatocellular Carcinomas in Patients with Cirrhosis

Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Enrico Regalia, Roberto Doci et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1996 · 7.1K citations

Arterial embolisation or chemoembolisation versus symptomatic treatment in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomised controlled trial

Josep M. Llovet, María Isabel Real, Xavier Montañá et al. · The Lancet · 2002 · 3.5K citations

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Rising Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States

Hashem B. El‐Serag, Andrew C. Mason · New England Journal of Medicine · 1999 · 2.9K citations

A model to predict poor survival in patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts

Michael Malinchoc, Patrick S. Kamath, Fredric D. Gordon et al. · Hepatology · 2000 · 2.9K citations · Full text