Prognostic significance of the worst grade in hepatocellular carcinoma with heterogeneous histologic grades of differentiation

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1384-1390

  Han, Dai Hoon ^a   Choi, Gi Hong ^a   Kim, Kyung Sik ^a   Choi, Jin Sub ^a   Park, Young Nyun ^a   Kim, Seung Up ^a   Park, Jun Yong ^a   Ahn, Sang Hoon ^a   Han, Kwang Hyub ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular; Neoplasm grading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR INVASION;

EID: 84880686448     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12200     Document Type: Article

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