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Question
Hello doctor,
My father has terminal liver cancer 9cmx8cm and I also have chronic hepatitis B. So the doctor asked me if a person with hepatitis B can have a liver transplant for a person with terminal liver cancer? Thanks for the advice doctor.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Dao Duc Dung - Center for Digestive - Hepatobiliary - Urology, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “Can people with hepatitis B get a liver transplant for people with late stage liver cancer? ", the doctor answered as follows:
The case of terminal cancer is when the tumor has spread throughout the liver or beyond the liver and cannot be operated on. Your father has a 9x8cm tumor that needs to be evaluated for resection and liver transplantation first, liver transplantation is only performed when the liver tumor has not invaded/metastasized outside the liver. For liver transplant cases, a healthy donor is required, if you have chronic hepatitis B, you cannot donate your liver to your father (with a liver transplant from a living donor).
If you still have questions about whether people with hepatitis B can have liver transplants for people with end-stage liver cancer, you can go to a medical facility under Vinmec Health System for early examination and treatment. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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