Hepatocellular carcinoma in 2 young adolescents with chronic hepatitis C

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 630-635

  González Peralta, Regino P ^a   Langham, Max R ^b   Andres, Joel M ^a   Mohan, Parvathi ^c   Colombani, Paul M ^d   Alford, Mary K ^e   Schwarz, Kathleen B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Division of Pediatric Surgery   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOMONOCYTIC, ACUTE; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 67650872979     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318170af04     Document Type: Article

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