Predictor for histological microvascular invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma: A lesson from 229 consecutive cases of curative liver resection

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1034-1038

  Eguchi, Susumu ^a   Takatsuki, Mitsuhisa ^a   Hidaka, Masaaki ^a   Soyama, Akihiko ^a   Tomonaga, Tetsuo ^a   Muraoka, Izumi ^a   Kanematsu, Takashi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DECARBOXYPROTHROMBIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; PROTHROMBIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANCER INVASION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VASCULAR TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PORTAL VEIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTHROMBIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954710253     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0424-5     Document Type: Article

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