Association between complicated liver cirrhosis and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Taiwan.

Association between complicated liver cirrhosis and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Taiwan.

Hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, and variceal bleeding are the three major complications of cirrhosis. It is well known that cirrhosis is the most important risk factor of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, little is known about whether the severity of liver cirrhosis has an effect on the inci...

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Main Authors: Tsung-Hsing Hung, Chih-Ming Liang, Chien-Ning Hsu, Wei-Chen Tai, Kai-Lung Tsai, Ming-Kun Ku, Jiunn-Wei Wang, Kuo-Lun Tseng, Lan-Ting Yuan, Seng-Howe Nguang, Shih-Cheng Yang, Cheng-Kun Wu, Pin-I Hsu, Deng-Chyang Wu, Seng-Kee Chuah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5524412?pdf=render

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