EUS-guided FNA could be another important tool for the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 274-276

  Thuluvath, Paul J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 34447557720     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.12.045     Document Type: Editorial

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