Treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma associated with cirrhosis by percutaneous ethanol injection: A trial with a comparison group

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 598-603

  Orlando, A ^a   Cottone, M ^a,b   Virdone, R ^a   Parisi, P ^a   Sciarrino, E ^a   Maringhini, A ^a   Caltagirone, M ^a   Simonetti, R G ^a   Pagliaro, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Historical trial; Percutaneous ethanol injection

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATUMORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030845573     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529709025106     Document Type: Article

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