PIVKA-II level is correlated to development of portal vein tumor thrombus in patients with HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Abstract Aim To evaluate the correlation of serum PIVKA-II levels and development of portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Methods One hundred and twenty-three patients with newly diagnosed HCC were included in this study between March 2016 and October 2018. T...

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Main Authors: Tao Li, Yuanzi Yu, Juan Liu, Xiangguo Tian, Meng Kong, Lei Wu, Shaocan Tang, Shengqing Gu, Jingfang Zhao, Yi Cui, Jinhua Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Infectious Agents and Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13027-019-0229-6