Overexpression of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Noncancerous Liver Tissue Increases the Postoperative Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Hepatitis B Virus-Related Cirrhosis

BACKGROUND: Many previous studies have evaluated the histopathological features of tumours as risk factors for postoperative recurrence in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, there have been few large studies investigating the relationship between cyclooxygena...

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Main Authors: Yi-Fu He, Juan Jin, Wei Wei, Yan Chang, Bing Hu, Chu-Shu Ji, Wei-Dong Jia, Xiao-Qiu Wang, Ke Chen, Jian Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/872570