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Galectin-3 is not useful for hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in cirrhotic patients but it may be a marker of cirrhosis development

AIM OF THE STUDY: Ultrasound surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among cirrhotic patients is the currently used modality but it is operator dependent. Combining a tumor marker with ultrasound may improve sensitivity for early HCC detection. Our aim was to assess the galectin-3 level amon...

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Autores principales: Nassar, Eman Saad, Elkalbashawy, Yomna Abdelrazek, Kamal, Ahmed, Zakaria, Nermine Hossam Eldin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8122102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34027118
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ceh.2021.104385