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Real impact of tumor marker AFP and PIVKA-II in detecting very small hepatocellular carcinoma (≤ 2 cm, Barcelona stage 0) - assessment with large number of cases

BACKGROUND: In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), detection and treatment prior to growth beyond 2 cm are relevant as a larger tumor size is more frequently associated with microvascular invasion and/or satellites. AIM: To examine the impact of the tumor marker alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) or PIVKA-II in de...

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Autores principales: Tarao, Kazuo, Nozaki, Akito, Komatsu, Hirokazu, Komatsu, Tatsuji, Taguri, Masataka, Tanaka, Katsuaki, Chuma, Makoto, Numata, Kazushi, Maeda, Shin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7701964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33312428
http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v12.i11.1046