Cirrhosis is present in most patients with hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma
Yang JD;Kim WR;Coelho R;Mettler TA;Benson JT;Sanderson SO;Therneau TM;Kim B;Roberts LR;;
clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the american gastroenterological association2011Vol. 9pp. -
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jd2011clinicalcirrhosis
Abstract
Most patients with HCC and chronic viral hepatitis had evidence of cirrhosis, including those with HBV infection and those without active viral replication.