CONCISE REVIEW ON THE FREQUENCY, MAJOR RISK FACTORS AND SURVEILLANCE OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA (HCC) IN Β-THALASSEMIAS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

Due to the recent alarming increase in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in thalassemias, the aim of the present report is to review briefly the frequency, the major risk factors and the surveillance of HCC in β-thalassemias. Over the past 33 years, 153 cases of HCC were reported in p...

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Main Author: Vincenzo De Sanctis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/4086