Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Elderly Italian Patients With Cirrhosis: Effects on Can...
Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Elderly Italian Patients With Cirrhosis: Effects on Cancer Staging and Patient Survival
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Trevisani, Franco , Cantarini, Maria C. , Labate, Antonello M. M. , De Notariis, Stefania , Rapaccini, Gianludovico , Farinati, Fabio , Del Poggio, Paolo , Di Nolfo, Maria Anna , Benvegnu, Luisa , Zoli, Marco , Borzio, Franco , Mauro Bernardi for the Italian Liver Cancer (ITALICA) group and Italian Liver Cancer (ITALICA) group
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Oxford: Blackwell Publishing
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English
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Oxford: Blackwell Publishing
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Surveillance of cirrhotic individuals for early detection of HCC, based on ultrasonography (US) and alpha1-fetoprotein (AFP) determination, is a recommended practice currently applied also to elderly patients. However, several age-related factors may jeopardize the results of surveillance in these patients. Aim of the study was to evaluate the bene...
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Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Elderly Italian Patients With Cirrhosis: Effects on Cancer Staging and Patient Survival
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Author / Creator
Cantarini, Maria C.
Labate, Antonello M. M.
De Notariis, Stefania
Rapaccini, Gianludovico
Farinati, Fabio
Del Poggio, Paolo
Di Nolfo, Maria Anna
Benvegnu, Luisa
Zoli, Marco
Borzio, Franco
Mauro Bernardi for the Italian Liver Cancer (ITALICA) group
Italian Liver Cancer (ITALICA) group
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66782455
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66782455
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0002-9270
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1572-0241
DOI
10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30137.x
