Clinicopathologic factors affecting patient survival and tumor recurrence after orthotopic liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

THE role and value of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTx) in the treatment of primary hepatic malignancies have been debated because of high tumor recurrence rates.l-I Certain clinicopathologic entities have been shown to influence patient survival rates for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).3.4 In the current study, we analyzed various histopathologic features in the livers of 106 liver transplant recipients with HCC for their influence on patient outcome.