Should we biopsy each liver mass suspicious for HCC before liver transplantation?--no, please don't

J Hepatol. 2005 Oct;43(4):563-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.07.015.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle / adverse effects*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / radiotherapy
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / etiology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Radiotherapy / adverse effects
  • Reproducibility of Results