Pathologic features and patient survival in hepatocellular carcinoma in relation to age

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 134-137

  Ng, Irene O L ^a   Ng, Matthew M T ^a   Lai, Edward C S ^a   Fan, Sheung T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

age; clinicopathologic features; hepatocellular carcinoma; patient survival

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030022597     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9098(199602)61:2<134::AID-JSO8>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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