Open AccessRole of blood AFP mRNA and tumor grade in the preoperative prognostic evaluation of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Umberto Cillo
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i44.6920
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , univariate analysis , liver transplantation , hepatectomy , gastroenterology , percutaneous , oncology , surgery , transplantation , multivariate analysis , resection
To explore the potential prognostic role of preoperative tumor grade and blood AFP mRNA in a cohort of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) eligible for radical therapies according to a well-defined treatment algorithm not including nodule size and number as absolute selection criteria.
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