Debate: Resection for early hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1026-1028

  Pawlik, Timothy M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Early stage; Heptocellular carcinoma; Outcome; Resection; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NEOPLASM STAGING; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 67349246292     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0779-1     Document Type: Article

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