Diagnosis, staging and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinomas are aggressive tumors with a high dissemination power. An early diagnosis of these tumors is of great importance in order to offer the possibility of curative treatment. For an early diagnosis, abdominal ultrasound and serum alpha-fetoprotein determinations at 6-month inter...

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Main Authors: A.V.C. França, J. Elias Junior, B.L.G. Lima, A.L.C. Martinelli, F.J. Carrilho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2004-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004001100015