title: Extending indication: role of living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: Living donor liver transplantation. Indication of hepatocellular carcinoma. Milan criteria. United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) tumor staging. Alfa-fetoprotein (AFP). Protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonism factor II (PIVKA II).
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. stodo@med.hokudai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Todo
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000628:therapy*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome