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Living donor liver transplantation for combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma: A case series of four patients

Takashi Ito, T. Ishii, S. Sumiyoshi, S. Ogiso, K. Fukumitsu, S. Yagi, S. Seo, K. Hata et al.

International journal of surgery case reports, 2020

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Abstract

Highlights • Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CCA) is a rare primary liver carcinoma.• The indications for live transplantation for cHCC-CCA remain controversial.• In this case series, patients who met the Milan criteria on the pathological examination had good prognosis.• By itself, cHCC-CCA was not a contraindication for liver transplantation.

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