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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2007; 13(8): 1271-1274
Published online Feb 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1271
Multistep hepatocarcinogenesis from a dysplastic nodule to well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis
Soo Ryang Kim, Hirotsugu Ikawa, Kenji Ando, Keiji Mita, Shuichi Fuki, Michiie Sakamoto, Yoshihiro Kanbara, Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Masatoshi Kudo, Yoshitake Hayashi
Soo Ryang Kim, Hirotsugu Ikawa, Kenji Ando, Keiji Mita, Shuichi Fuki, Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe Asahi Hospital, Japan
Michiie Sakamoto, Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan
Yoshihiro Kanbara, Department of Surgery, Hyogo Medical Center for Adults, Japan
Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan
Masatoshi Kudo, Department of Gastroenterology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Japan
Yoshitake Hayashi, Division of Molecular Medicine & Medical Genetics, International Center for Medical Research and Treatment, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Soo Ryang Kim, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe Asahi Hospital, 3-5-25 Bouoji-cho, Nagata-ku, Kobe 653-0801, Japan. info@kobe-asahi-hp.com
Telephone: +81-78-6125151 Fax: +81-78-6125152
Received: November 17, 2006
Revised: December 20, 2006
Accepted: January 29, 2007
Published online: February 28, 2007
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