Hepatocellular carcinoma in a hepatitis C patient with sustained viral response and no fibrosis

Hepatitis C poses a substantial global health burden. Three to five percent of individuals with liver cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C will develop hepatocellular carcinoma. The development of hepatocellular carcinoma is closely associated with cirrhosis in hepatitis C infection, whereas in hepati...

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Main Authors: James H. Tabibian, Carmen Landaverde, Julie Winn, Stephen A. Geller, Nicholas N. Nissen, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119318149