Mitotic index is the best predictive factor for survival of patients with resected hepatocellular carcinoma

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 42-48

  Ouchi, Kiyoaki ^a   Sugawara, Tohoru ^a   Ono, Hidemaro ^a   Fujiya, Tsuneaki ^a   Kamiyama, Yasuhiko ^a   Kakugawa, Yoichiro ^a   Mikuni, Junichi ^a   Yamanami, Hideaki ^a   Komatsu, Satoshi ^a   Horikoshi, Akira ^a  

^a Miyagi Cancer Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Ki 67 labeling index; Mitotic index; Multivariate analysis; Prognostic factor

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; MITOSIS INDEX; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034014185     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018799     Document Type: Article

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