Predictive factors of survival and intrahepatic recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis after percutaneous ethanol injection: Analysis of 71 patients

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 862-870

  Castellano, Luigi ^a   Calandra, Maria ^a   Blanco, Camillo Del Vecchio ^a   De Sio, Ilario ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Percutaneous ethanol injection; Prognostic factors; Recurrence; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR NECROSIS;

EID: 0030660357     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80324-8     Document Type: Article

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