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Resected cases of hepatocellular carcinoma detected after interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Kubo S, Nishiguchi S, Tamori A, Hirohashi K, Tanaka H, Tsukamoto T, Shuto T, Kuroki T, Kinoshita H
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Interferon therapy decreases the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients infected with hepatitis C virus. However, hepatocellular carcinoma was detected after interferon therapy in some patients. METHODOLOGY: Of the 167 patients who underwent liver resection for hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma between 1993 and September 1998, the carcinoma was detected after...
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