Abstract

Cirrhotic patients developing a HCC during the last 5 years of surveillance survived longer than previously, as a consequence of improved management of the tumor and complications of cirrhosis.

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MedicineHepatocellular carcinomaCirrhosisInternal medicineGastroenterologyCohortLiver cancerSurgery

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Year
2004
Type
article
Volume
126
Issue
4
Pages
1005-1014
Citations
606
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Angelo Sangiovanni, E. Del Ninno, Pierangelo Fasani et al. (2004). Increased survival of cirrhotic patients with a hepatocellular carcinoma detected during surveillance☆. Gastroenterology , 126 (4) , 1005-1014. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2003.12.049

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10.1053/j.gastro.2003.12.049