Surgical spacer placement and proton radiotherapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1800-1803

  Komatsu, Shohei ^a   Hori, Yuichi ^a   Fukumoto, Takumi ^a   Murakami, Masao ^b   Hishikawa, Yoshio ^b   Ku, Yonson ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HYOGO ION BEAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Operative surgical procedures; Particle radiotherapy; Proton radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

DECARBOXYPROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTON THERAPY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 77951008832     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i14.1800     Document Type: Article

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