Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma: Report of a case

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 933-936

  Feo, Claudio F ^a,b   Marrosu, Antonio ^a   Scanu, Antonio M ^a   Ginesu, Giorgio C ^a   Fancellu, Alessandro ^a   Migaleddu, Vincenzo ^a   Porcu, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver; Neoplasms; Spontaneous regression

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4444275692     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200409000-00020     Document Type: Article

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