Clinicopathologic features and postoperative prognosis of multicentric small hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 331-335

  Utsunomiya, Tohru ^a   Shimada, Mitsuo ^a   Taguchi, Ken Ichi ^a   Hasegawa, Hirofumi ^a   Yamashita, Yoichi ^a   Hamatsu, Takayuki ^a   Aishima, Shin Ichi ^a   Sugimachi, Keizo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0034000276     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(99)00268-9     Document Type: Article

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