Remission, relapse, and metastasis/death of small hepatocellular carcinoma treated with percutaneous ethanol injection

Cancer Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 194-200

  Liao, Chao Sheng ^a   Yang, Kuo Ching ^a   Yen, Amy Ming Fang ^b   Chen, Li Sheng ^b   Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^b  

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

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical course; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Markov process; Percutaneous ethanol injection

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BILIRUBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RELAPSE; REMISSION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745142614     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130404-200605000-00007     Document Type: Article

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