Cirrhosis | HCC+cirrhosis |
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High pretransplant mortality | Low pretransplant mortality |
High post-transplant long-term recovery | Variable post-transplant cure, depending on tumour stage at operation |
Predictable outcome with no transplant through the MELD score | Composite prognostic factors and variable biology influencing outcome |
No competitive options beside transplantation | Competitive options in selected patients subgroups |
Urgency principle | Utility principle |