Histopathologic differentiation of the main nodule determines outcome after hepatic resection for synchronous multicentric hepatocellular carcinomas

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 51, Issue 56, 2004, Pages 500-504

  Ariizumi, Shun Ichi ^a   Takasaki, Ken ^a   Yamamoto, Masakazu ^a   Ohtsubo, Takehito ^a   Katsuragawa, Hideo ^a   Katagiri, Satoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatic resection; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Multicentric occurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1842483351     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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