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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2009; 15(21): 2632-2637
Published online Jun 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2632
Prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma accompanied by microscopic portal vein invasion
Ken Shirabe, Kiyoshi Kajiyama, Norifumi Harimoto, Hideaki Masumoto, Tatsuro Fukuya, Masafumi Ooya, Yoshihiko Maehara
Ken Shirabe, Department of Hepatogastroenterological Surgery, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan
Ken Shirabe, Yoshihiko Maehara, Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Kiyoshi Kajiyama, Norifumi Harimoto, Department of Surgery, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan
Hideaki Masumoto, Department of Hepatology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan
Tatsuro Fukuya, Masafumi Ooya, Department of Radiology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan
Author contributions: Shirabe K performed the majority of the data analysis; Harimoto N and Masumoto H provided the clinical data; Kajiyama K and Ooya M provided the pathological data; Fukuya T provided radiographic diagnosis; Maehara Y reviewed the manuscript; Shirabe K designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Ken Shirabe, MD, PhD, FACS, Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. kshirabe@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Received: December 19, 2008
Revised: April 24, 2009
Accepted: May 1, 2009
Published online: June 7, 2009
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