Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Large Canadian Urban Centre: Stage at Treatment and Its Potential Determinants
Author(s) -
Korosh Khalili,
Ravi Menezes,
Leyla Kochak Yazdi,
HyunJung Jang,
Tae Kyoung Kim,
Suraj Sharma,
Jordan J. Feld,
Morris Sherman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2291-2797
pISSN - 2291-2789
DOI - 10.1155/2014/561732
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , cirrhosis , liver cancer , liver disease , liver transplantation , palliative care , milan criteria , univariate analysis , retrospective cohort study , multivariate analysis , gastroenterology , surgery , transplantation , paleontology , nursing , biology
To determine whether there is a significant difference in tumour stage between patients initially found with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at a tertiary hepatobiliary centre and patients referred with tumours detected elsewhere; and to determine variables associated with referral in a palliative stage.
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