Liver transplantation for fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of the UNOS database

Successful Liver Transplantation for Hyperammonemic Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma is a rare hepatocellular tumor usually arising in noninfected and noncirrhotic livers. Only 2 cases accompanied by hyperammonemia due to intrahepatic shunting have been reported. A 23-year-old white woman presented with a 2-week history of nausea, vomiting, generalized weakness, and intermittent right upper quadrant pain. Abdominal computerized tomography ...

Genomic analysis of fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma.

Pediatric tumors are relatively infrequent, but are often associated with significant lethality and lifelong morbidity. A major goal of pediatric cancer research has been to identify key drivers of tumorigenesis to eventually develop targeted therapies to enhance cure rate and minimize acute and long-term toxic effects. Here, we used genomic approaches to identify biomarkers and candidate drive...

[Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma].

Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Liver transplantation has become the best option in patients with decompensated cirrhosis and a small hepatocellular carcinoma. Indeed, because of the severity of cirrhosis, resection is usually impossible and in addition, transplantation provides survival rates close to those obtained in cirrhotic patients without malignancy (70 to 80% 3-year survival rate). In patients with a small hepatocell...

Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.

In patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) offers hope for cure of both the complicating HCC and the underlying chronic liver disease. Excellent 5 year survival has been reported when the restrictive Milan criteria are used to select transplant candidates. Alternative recommendations have recently been proposed by groups at University o...