Incidence and Predictors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Cirrhosis
β Scribed by Ioannou, George N.; Splan, Meaghan F.; Weiss, Noel S.; McDonald, George B.; Beretta, Laura; Lee, Sum P.
- Book ID
- 123356612
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 265 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1542-3565
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We read with great interest the article by Cavazza et al., 1 who demonstrated that an advanced histological stage was the only risk factor associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) from two European centers. Similar results wer