Hepatocellular carcinoma size: platelets, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, and alkaline phosphatase.

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BACKGROUND: Thrombocytopenia is a cirrhosis surrogate which is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. AIMS: To compare the clinical characteristics of HCC in the presence and absence of thrombocytopenia. METHODS: The baseline clinical data of a large cohort of randomly presenting, biopsy-proven HCC patients was examined for phenotypic patterns, after organizing the data by tumor size and...

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