Histological evaluation of intracapsular venous invasion for discrimination between portal and hepatic venous invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 143-149

  Ohashi, Masanori ^a   Wakai, Toshifumi ^a   Korita, Pavel V ^a   Ajioka, Yoichi ^a   Shirai, Yoshio ^a   Hatakeyama, Katsuyoshi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Immunohistochemistry; Intracapsular venous invasion; Portal venous invasion; Vascular invasion

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY D2-40;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CANCER INVASION; CENTRAL VEIN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

EID: 73449138416     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06008.x     Document Type: Article

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