title: [Influence of donor age and recipient gender on survival in transplantation due to hepatocarcinoma].
abstract: Hepatocarcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequent indications for liver transplantation. Survival in patients undergoing transplantation due to HCC is similar to that in patients undergoing this procedure for other indications. However, the current shortage of donors has led to longer waiting lists with a consequent risk of tumor progression. The use of older donors in these patients could increase the donor pool and shorten the time spent on the waiting list. We analyzed the influence of donor age on survival in 78 patients with HCC who underwent transplantation in the Santiago de Compostela Hospital between 1994 and 2003.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna-Unidad de Hepatología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, España. mrodfra@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Framil
authors.forename: Esteban
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Otero-Antón
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomé-Martínez de Rituerto
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-Quintela
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández-Castroagudín
authors.forename: Evaristo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Varo-Pérez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D014019:Tissue Donors