Outcome after curative resection for a huge (≥10 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma and prognostic significance of gross tumor classification

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 693-701

  Choi, Gi Hong ^a   Han, Dai Hoon ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a   Choi, Sae Byeol ^a   Kang, Chang Moo ^a   Kim, Kyung Sik ^a   Choi, Jin Sub ^a   Park, Young Nyun ^a   Park, Jun Yong ^a   Kim, Do Young ^a   Han, Kwang Hyub ^a   Chon, Chae Yoon ^a   Lee, Woo Jung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gross tumor type; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Huge; Prognosis; Surgical resection

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71049129250     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.09.019     Document Type: Article

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