2020
Assessing the Impact of Referral on Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Zhang Y, Weinreb J, Czeyda-Pommersheim F, Taddei T. Assessing the Impact of Referral on Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2020, 17: 1636-1643. PMID: 32533924, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidisciplinary liver tumor boardTertiary care institutionHepatocellular carcinomaImpact of referralHCC casesCare institutionsInitial suspicionDecreased health care costsDiagnosis of HCCIncident HCC casesUnnecessary diagnostic proceduresHealth care costsChart reviewConsensus of expertsInitial careOptimal treatmentTumor boardAmerican CollegeHCC diagnosisPatientsUnique cancerCare costsOutside institutionDiagnostic proceduresReferral
2015
Therapeutic Strategies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: New Advances and Challenges
Vilarinho S, Taddei T. Therapeutic Strategies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: New Advances and Challenges. Current Treatment Options In Gastroenterology 2015, 13: 219-234. PMID: 25791207, DOI: 10.1007/s11938-015-0049-8.BooksLiver transplantationSurgical resectionTherapeutic modalitiesContrast-enhanced computerized tomographyBi-lobar diseaseDecompensated liver diseaseOpinion statementHepatocellular carcinomaPortal venous washoutCatheter-directed therapyCurative surgical resectionGood performance statusLiver synthetic functionYttrium-90 microspheresPortal vein occlusionExtra-hepatic metastasisNon-cirrhotic liverHigh-risk individualsInternal radiation therapyMultiple therapeutic modalitiesDiagnosis of HCCMagnetic resonance imagingLevel of suspicionCurative ablationUnresectable diseaseVenous washout