Evaluation of curability and prediction of prognosis after surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma by lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive α-fetoprotein

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 265-271

  Okuda, Koji ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

fetoprotein; AFP L3; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Lens culinaris agglutinin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; TUMOR MARKER;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033071014     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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