Need for normalization: the non-standard reference standard for microvascular invasion diagnosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

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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Main Authors: Hang-Tong Hu, Zhu Wang, Ming Kuang, Wei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Microvascular invasion
Pathological examination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-018-1347-0

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