Open AccessProspective Evaluation of Circulating Hepatocytes by Alpha-Fetoprotein mRNA in Humans During Liver Surgery
Author(s) -
Antoinette Lemoine,
Thierry Le Bricon,
M Salvucci,
Daniel Azoulay,
Patrick Pham,
Joseph S. Raccuia,
Henri Bismuth,
Brigitte Debuire
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199707000-00006
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , alpha fetoprotein , hepatectomy , prospective cohort study , liver transplantation , gastroenterology , pathology , messenger rna , context (archaeology) , transplantation , surgery , resection , gene , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , biology
The objective of this study was to analyze the specificity of detecting liver tumor cell dissemination by alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) mRNA in peripheral blood.