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Viral and host inflammation-related factors that can predict the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Sept 2012
Chen Liping, Zhang Qi, Chang Wenjun, Du Yan, Zhang Hongwei, Cao Guangwen
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a malignancy caused mainly by chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV), is a highly fatal disease. Apart from clinical parameters like venous invasion and multinodularity, viral and host inflammation-related factors are important predictors of HCC prognosis after surgical treatment. The factors of prognostic value can be detected in the...
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