Need for normalization: the non-standard reference standard for microvascular invasion diagnosis in hepatocellular carcinoma
Abstract Background Preoperative microvascular invasion (MVI) assessment in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the current research focuses, with studies reporting controversial results regarding MVI-associated risk factors. As a possible source of bias, reported MVI rate (percentage of MVI-po...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-03-01
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Series: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-018-1347-0 |