Pathological diagnosis at early stage: Reaching international consensus

Oncology

Volumn 78, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 31-35

  Kojiro, Masamichi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dysplastic nodule; Early hepatocellular carcinoma; Hepatocellular carcinoma; International consensus; Stromal invasion

Indexed keywords

CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; EARLY CANCER; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER NODULE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 77954481668     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000315227     Document Type: Short Survey

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