Prognosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma treated by percutaneous ethanol injection and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1095-1104

  Liao, Chao Sheng ^a   Yang, Kuo Ching ^a   Yen, Ming Fang ^b   Teng, Li Lian ^b   Duffy, Stephen W ^c   Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^b  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child Pugh classification; Percutaneous ethanol injection; Prognosis; Small hepatocellular carcinoma; Weibull model

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036869358     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(02)00487-0     Document Type: Article

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