Liver focal lesions and hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: From screening to diagnosis

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 185-188

  Zardi, Enrico Maria ^a,c   Uwechie, V ^b   Picardi, A ^a   Costantino, S ^a  

^a Area di Medicina   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinoma del fegato; Ecografia; Lesioni focali epatiche; Screening

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TUMOR; REVIEW;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035351424     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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