Screening tests for hepatocellular carcinoma
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Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most serious complications of chronic liver disease and is the third most lethal cancer worldwide. Symptoms emerge very late in the course of its natural history with an attendant poor outcome. Screening is of paramount importance in a successful strategy to treat hepatocellular carcinoma. A successful screening program rests the availability of an at-risk...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50215