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
S1883 Incidence and Risk Factors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Autoimmune Hepatitis
β Scribed by Macaron, Carole; Hanouneh, Ibrahim; Lopez, Rocio; Zein, Nizar N.
- Book ID
- 123305527
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 138
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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