Advanced precancerous lesions in the liver

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 269-284

  Di Tommaso, Luca ^a   Sangiovanni, Angelo ^b   Borzio, Mauro ^c   Park, Young Nyun ^d   Farinati, Fabio ^e   Roncalli, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c Cattedra di Gastroenterologia   (Italy)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic and prognostic markers; Early and progressed hepatocellular carcinoma; High grade dysplastic nodule; Prognosis and treatment; Radiological and pathological diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEPATITIS; HIGH GRADE DYSPLASTIC NODULE; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NODULE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRECANCER;

EID: 84879787163     PISSN: 15216918     EISSN: 15321916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2013.03.015     Document Type: Review

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