Hepatocellular carcinoma: Options for diagnosing and managing a deadly disease

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 645-653

  Murali, Arvind R ^a   Romero Marrero, Carlos ^b   Aucejo, Federico ^b   Narayanan Menon, K V ^b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; NICOTINAMIDE; SORAFENIB;

CATHETER ABLATION; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NIACINAMIDE; PHENYLUREA COMPOUNDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84886934944     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12163     Document Type: Review

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