Imagiological Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Diseases – Diagnostic Criteria of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of neoplastic morbidity and mortality worldwide, and despite recent treatment advances, the prognosis remains dismal, with a 5-year mortality rate of 85%. The surveillance and timely diagnosis is therefore of crucial importance in order to...

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Main Authors: Pedro Boal Carvalho, Eduardo Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-07-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2341454515000538