Emerging data indicate that the mortality rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated
with cirrhosis is rising in some developed countries, whereas mortality from non-HCC …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing in incidence in many countries, and is the
most common cause of death in patients with cirrhosis. With regular surveillance, small early …

This book is the third volume of the 4th Edition of the WHO series on histological and genetic
typing of human tumours. It is an authoritative, concise reference book providing an …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a neoplasm the incidence of which is increasing
worldwide, but striking geographical differences are observed for both risk factors and …

Background: It is not established whether virological status affects the efficiency of α-
fetoprotein (AFP) as a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) marker among patients with chronic …

PURPOSE: The current American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) fails to stratify patients adequately with respect to …

BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major cause of death in cirrhotic
patients. This neoplasm is associated with liver cirrhosis (LC) in more than 90% of cases …

Materials and Methods Twenty-six resected cases of nodules from 23 patients with chronic
hepatitis or cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B or Abbreviations: GPC3, glypican-3; GS …

Atypical histologic variants of focal nodular hyperplasia have been reported and are
sometimes difficult to recognize. To characterize the morphologic spectrum of focal nodular …

Better knowledge of the risk factors associated with the appearance of hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) could improve the efficacy of surveillance programs. A total of 463 patients …