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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2023; 29(8): 1243-1260
Published online Feb 28, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i8.1243
Published online Feb 28, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i8.1243
Predictors of early and late hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence
Riccardo Nevola, Rachele Ruocco, Livio Criscuolo, Angela Villani, Maria Alfano, Domenico Beccia, Simona Imbriani, Domenico Cozzolino, Ferdinando Carlo Sasso, Aldo Marrone, Luigi Elio Adinolfi, Luca Rinaldi, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,” Naples 80138, Italy
Riccardo Nevola, Ernesto Claar, Internal Medicine and Hepatology Unit, Ospedale Evangelico Betania, Naples 80147, Italy
Author contributions: Nevola R and Ruocco R contributed to the study conception and design; Nevola R, Ruocco R, Criscuolo L, Villani A, Alfano M, Beccia D and Imbriani S reviewed the literature; The first draft of the manuscript was written by Nevola R and Ruocco R; Claar E, Cozzolino D, Sasso FC, Marrone A, Adinolfi LE and Rinaldi L contributed to editing the draft and revising the manuscript for important intellectual content; All authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript, read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors report having no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Riccardo Nevola, MD, PhD, Doctor, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,” Piazza Miraglia, Naples 80138, Italy. riccardo.nevola@unicampania.it
Received: September 21, 2022
Peer-review started: September 21, 2022
First decision: January 3, 2023
Revised: January 6, 2023
Accepted: January 30, 2023
Article in press: January 30, 2023
Published online: February 28, 2023
Peer-review started: September 21, 2022
First decision: January 3, 2023
Revised: January 6, 2023
Accepted: January 30, 2023
Article in press: January 30, 2023
Published online: February 28, 2023
Core Tip
Core Tip: Hepatocellular carcinoma is burdened by a high rate of both early and late recurrence. The knowledge of the predictive factors of recurrence and its risk stratification should allow optimization of the management of the patient with hepatocellular carcinoma.