Open AccessOutcome of 67 Patients With Hepatocellular Cancer Detected During Screening of 1125 Patients With Chronic Hepatitis
Author(s) -
Francesco Izzo,
Francesco Cremona,
F. Ruffolo,
Raffaéle Palaia,
Valerio Parisi,
Steven A. Curley
Publication year - 1998
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 - 10.1097/00000658-199804000-00011
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , liver biopsy , cancer , biopsy , hepatitis , liver cancer , hepatitis c
We performed this prospective screening trial in chronic hepatitis virus-infected patients to determine the incidence of hepatocellular cancer (HCC) and the resectability and long-term survival rates of these HCC patients.