Three tumor markers for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are available in daily practice in Japan: alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP), and lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive fraction of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP-L3). To elucidate the predictability of these tumor markers on HCC
Predictive markers for postsurgical recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma
โ Scribed by Zu-Hua Gao
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 40 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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