Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Italian Patients with Cirrhosis

Massimo Colombo; Roberto de Franchis; E. Del Ninno; Angelo Sangiovanni; Cristina De Fazio; Maurizio Tommasini; M. Francesca Donato; Anna Piva; Valerio Di Carlo; N Dioguardi

doi:10.1056/nejm199109053251002

Abstract

In the West, as in Asia, patients with cirrhosis of the liver are at substantial risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, with a yearly incidence rate of 3 percent. Our screening program did not appreciably increase the rate of detection of potentially curable tumors.

Keywords

MedicineHepatocellular carcinomaCirrhosisNatural historyLiver diseaseUltrasonographyInternal medicineGastroenterologyCarcinomaRadiology

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University of Milan IT

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Year: 1991
Type: article
Volume: 325
Issue: 10
Pages: 675-680
Citations: 821
Access: Closed

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                                    Massimo Colombo, 
                                
                                    Roberto de Franchis, 
                                
                                    E. Del Ninno
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1991). 
                            Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Italian Patients with Cirrhosis. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 325
                            (10)
                            , 675-680.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199109053251002
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199109053251002