Fibrous tumor-liver interface in large hepatic neoplasms: Its significance for tumor resection and enucleation

Liver Transplantation and Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 192-199

  Zimmermann, A ^a   Baer, H U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029879963     PISSN: 10743022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.500020304     Document Type: Article

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