Pathobiological features of small hepatocellular carcinoma: Correlation between tumor size and biological behavior

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 567-575

  Lu, Xin Yuan ^a   Xi, Tao ^a   Lau, Wan Yee ^a,b   Dong, Hui ^a   Xian, Zhi Hong ^a   Yu, Hua ^a   Zhu, Zhen ^a   Shen, Feng ^a   Wu, Meng Chao ^a   Cong, Wen Ming ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biological behavior; Pathology; Prognosis; Small hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR THROMBUS;

ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 79954431532     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-010-0909-5     Document Type: Article

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