Intrahepatic metastases in hepatocellular carcinoma: Evidence for spread via the portal vein as an efferent vessel

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1610-1615

  Toyosaka, Akihiro ^a   Okamoto, Eizo ^a   Mitsunobu, Masao ^a   Oriyama, Takeshi ^a   Nakao, Norio ^a   Miura, Koui ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN;

EID: 0029760574     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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