Liver transplantation with simultaneous splenectomy increases risk of cancer development and mortality in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Figure 1 Kaplan–Meier curves. A: Cancer-free survival in 120 patients. The rates were significantly different between the splenectomy and nonsplenectomy groups (P = 0.003); B: Overall survival in 120 patients. The rates were significantly different between the splenectomy and non-splenectomy groups (P = 0.002). ^aP < 0.05.