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Genetic and epigenetic characteristics of human multiple hepatocellular carcinoma.
BMC cancer - 6 Oct 2010
Taniguchi Kazuya, Yamada Terumasa, Sasaki Yo, Kato Kikuya
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Multiple carcinogenesis is one of the major characteristics of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The history of multiple tumors, that is, whether they derive from a common precancerous or cancerous ancestor or individually from hepatocytes, is a major clinical issue. Multiple HCC is clinically classified as either intratumor metastasis (IM) or multicentric carcinogenesis (MC). Molecular markers...
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