Normal Alpha-Fetoprotein Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Are They Really Normal?

Introduction: serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was routinely employed as a tumor marker for screening, diagnosis, and treatment follow-up of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, a substantial proportion of HCC patients had normal AFP level even at an advanced disease status. Few studies to date had...

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Main Authors: Chao-Wei Lee, Hsin-I Tsai, Wei-Chen Lee, Shu-Wei Huang, Cheng-Yu Lin, Yi-Chung Hsieh, Tony Kuo, Chun-Wei Chen, Ming-Chin Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/10/1736