For hepatocellular carcinoma, the peak age of patients is at the sixth decade. However, the influence of age on the tumor biologic behavior and long-term patient survival is controversial. We retrospectively studied 278 patients whose hepatocellular carcinomas were surgically resected to analyze the
Etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma influences clinical and pathologic features but not patient survival
โ Scribed by Umberto Gelatti; Francesco Donato; Alessandro Tagger; Cristina Fantoni; Nazario Portolani; Maria Lisa Ribero; Claudia Martelli; Paola Trevisi; Loredana Covolo; Cristina Simonati; Giuseppe Nardi
- Book ID
- 119393898
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9270
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We have examined the clinical, prognostic, aetiological and pathological features of 41 consecutive British patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Presenting symptoms were often vague, and patients were generally in poor condition at diagnosis, 5 6 1 being of W H O grade 2 performance score o
Supported by grants from Minister0 dell'llniversita e della Ricerca Scientifica (Fondi 40% 1992), and from Ricerca in Medicina. P. E. D'lntino was supported by Roussel ltalia Award 1992. \* Deceased. The authors thank Prof. Giuseppe Gozzetti. He was a pioneer of hepatic surgery and transplantation