Open AccessNatural history of untreatable hepatocellular carcinoma: A retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Cabibbo,
Chiara Genco,
P. Parisi,
M Garrido Peralta,
Michela Antonucci,
Giuseppe Brancatelli,
Calogero Cammà,
Antonio Craxı̀,
Giada Sebastiani
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v4.i9.256
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , ascites , liver cancer , hepatic encephalopathy , liver function , retrospective cohort study , stage (stratigraphy) , gastroenterology , radiology , proportional hazards model , paleontology , biology
To investigate the clinical course of untreatable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) identified at any stage and to identify factors associated with mortality.