Current management of hepatocellular carcinoma: An eastern perspective

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 3826-3842

  Yim, Hyung Joon ^a   Suh, Sang Jun ^a   Um, Soon Ho ^b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANTIBODY MEDIATED REJECTION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MORTALITY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84926652506     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i13.3826     Document Type: Review

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