Spontaneous regression of a large hepatocellular carcinoma with skull metastasis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 488-492

  Nam, Soon Woo ^a   Han, Joon Yeol ^a   Kim, Jin Il ^a   Park, Soo Heon ^a   Cho, Se Hyun ^a   Han, Nam Ik ^a   Yang, Jin Mo ^a   Kim, Jae Kwang ^a   Choi, Sang Wook ^a   Lee, Young Suk ^a   Chung, Kyu Won ^a   Sun, Hee Sik ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Phellinus linteus; Skull metastasis; Spontaneous regression

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FRONTAL BONE; HUMAN; KOREA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MUSHROOM; PHELLINUS LINTEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; STERNUM;

EID: 20144389801     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03243.x     Document Type: Article

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