Can liver cancer be cured with a liver transplant?

Can liver cancer be cured with a liver transplant?

Posted by Ajoy

Posted on 12th February, 2024 at 11:23:58 PM

Dr. Suddhasattwa Sen
Dr. Suddhasattwa Sen
MBBS (Gold medalist), MS (Gold medalist), DNB (All India Gold medalist), MNAMS (IND), MRCS (UK), FICS (USA), DNB (SGE & HPB), FMAS (AMASI)

A liver transplant is not useful if the cancer has spread out of the liver, because there will be cancer cells left behind in the body after the operation. So the operation would not get rid of all the cancer. You may not be able to have a liver transplant if you have very severe liver cirrhosis.

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