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Enlargement of perihepatic lymph nodes in relation to liver histology and viremia in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 1997
Dietrich C F, Lee J H, Herrmann G, Teuber G, Roth W K, Caspary W F, Zeuzem S
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory processes in organs frequently lead to hyperplasia of regional lymph nodes. In the present study, we investigated whether lymph node enlargement within the hepatoduodenal ligament may reflect the inflammatory activity within the liver of patients chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). In 114 patients with chronic hepatitis C and 49 healthy controls, the total lymph node volume within...
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