A Spontaneous Complete Regression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Spontaneous Regression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant tumor frequently occurring in Koreans. It is well known that the prognosis of HCC is extremely poor. Most patients die within 3-6 months after diagnosis from gastrointest-inal hemorrhage, progress ive cachexia or liver failure 1). S pontaneous regression of HCC is a rare phenomenon and has, to our knowledge, been described in very few patients 2-8)....
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0386-9768,1348-9372
DOI: 10.5833/jjgs.2015.0016