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Marcos Vinícius Perini

Liver Surgery Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil

Biography

Marcos V. Perini is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Melbourne and an HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon at Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. A/Prof Perini has dedicated most of his work in liver transplantation, liver resection for metastatic colorectal cancer, primary liver tumours and liver surgery techniques. Apart from his clinical work he is also engaged in experimental models of colorectal cancer metastases, translational research and surgical education.

Publications

Hilar Lymph Node Involvement in Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases - An Overview

Hepatectomy is the only possible option for cure in any treatment strategy of colorectal liver metastases, and several studies have shown good results, with five-year survival rates ranging from 27 to 56%. Several clinical and pathological predictive factors for survival after liver resection have been studied and the metastatic involvement of the ... Read More»

Renato Micelli Lupinacci, Fabrício Ferreira Coelho, Jaime Kruger, Marcos Vinícius Perini and Paulo Herman

Review Article: J Gastrointest Dig Syst 2011, S6:002

DOI: 10.4172/2161-069X.S6-002

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