Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Who Benefits and Who Is Harmed?

The number of liver transplantations from 1997 to 2006 for Hepatocellular Carcinoma according to United Network of Organ Sharing regions. Region 1 = Maine, Eastern Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Region 2 = Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Region 3 = Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Puerto Rico. Region 4 = Texas, Oklahoma. Region 5= Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Region 6 = Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Region 7 = Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Region 8 = Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Region 9 = New York and Western Vermont. Region 10 = Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Region 11 = Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.