Alpha-fetoprotein and hepatocellular carcinoma [3]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1939-

  Colli, Agostino ^a   Fraquelli, Mirella ^b   Conte, Dario ^b  

^a A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33746780663     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00684_3.x     Document Type: Letter

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