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A clustered ground-glass hepatocyte pattern represents a new prognostic marker for the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after surgery.
Cancer - 1 Jul 2011
Tsai Hung-Wen, Lin Yih-Jyh, Lin Pin-Wen, Wu Han-Chieh, Hsu Kai-Hsi, Yen Chia-Jui, Chan Shih-Huang, Huang Wenya, Su Ih-Jen
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BACKGROUND: The recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after hepatectomy is a serious event. It has been demonstrated that different ground-glass hepatocyte (GGH) patterns harbor specific hepatitis B virus (HBV) pre-S deletion mutants and represent preneoplastic lesions in chronic HBV infection. In the current study, the authors investigated whether a specific GGH pattern in nontumorous liver tissues was...
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