The aim of this study was to elucidate the usefulness of measuring the fucosylation index (FI) of β£-fetoprotein (AFP) before the initiation of therapy as a new prognostic indicator for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). ## METHODS. One hundred twelve patients with HCC who underwent tran
Perioperative Blood Transfusion as a Prognostic Indicator in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
β Scribed by Toshimasa Asahara; Kouji Katayama; Toshiyuki Itamoto; Masatsugu Yano; Hiroshi Hino; Yuzo Okamoto; Hideki Nakahara; Kiyohiko Dohi; Katsufumi Moriwaki; Osafumi Yuge
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 157 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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