Case report: Multiple systemic lymph node metastases from a small hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 959-962

  Toyoda, Hidenori ^a   Fukuda, Yoshihide ^a   Koyama, Yasuo ^a   Nishimura, Daisaku ^b   Hoshino, Hiroshi ^b   Katada, Naoyuki ^b   Kato, Katsumoto ^b   Hayakawa, Tetsuo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kamo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

lymph node metastases; prognosis; small hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029796613     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1996.tb01854.x     Document Type: Article

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