In the United States, cirrhotic patients with known or suspected hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are prioritized for liver transplantation. Noninvasive criteria for the diagnosis of HCC rely on arterial enhancement of a mass. The aim of this study was to determine whether clinical, laboratory, and /
A strong negative association between alcohol consumption and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients
✍ Scribed by Sarino Aricó; Giovanni Corrao; Pierfederico Torchio; Giovanni Galatola; Marco Tabone; Marco Valenti; Ferdinando Di Orio
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 810 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0393-2990
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