Fulminant hepatic failure as the initial manifestation of primary hepatocellular carcinoma

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 575-578

  Mas, Mehmet Refik ^a   Simsek, Ismail ^a,b   Can, Cevat ^a   Ateskan, Umit ^a   Erdem, Hakan ^a   Kocabalkan, Fikri ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Cayyolu Camlik Sitesi 1 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fulminant hepatic failure; Hepatic encephalopathy; Hepatocellular cancer; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034031316     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200012050-00017     Document Type: Article

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