Pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology, 3rd ed. Edited by Michael Gracey and Valerie Burke, 1152 pp. Boston: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1993. $225

✍ Scribed by Barbara S. Reid

• Book ID: 102237625
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 265 KB
• Volume: 20
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0270-9139
• DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840200142

✦ Synopsis

BOOK REVIEWS 261 agement of HCC. The first chapter updates the current status of immunotargeting HCC in experimental models and the use of monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies against HCC-associated antigens in humans. The chapter on surgical management of HCC concisely addresses anatomic (the tumor) and clinical (the patient) considerations in the resection of benign and malignant tumors, including HCC. This review should enhance the knowledge of the consulting hepatologist regarding anatomic features related to the feasibility of resecting hepatic tumors.

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