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Hepatology • Transplant Hepatology
Are there any specific guidelines for the transplantation of metastatic disease to the liver or are these institution specific?
In general, for which malignancy would this most commonly be entertained and what patient criteria would make them an optimal candidate?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
For patients with colon cancer metastases to the liver or those having neuroendocrine (NET) metastases to the liver, there are specific UNOS criteria that govern prioritization on the waiting list through MELD exception. The transplant community is closely following graft and patient survival as wel...
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