Association of alpha-fetoprotein and metastasis for small hepatocellular carcinoma: A propensity-matched analysis

Abstract Metastasis is crucial for the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Distinguishing the potential risk factors for distant metastasis in small HCC (diameter ≤ 5 cm) is of great significance for improving the prognosis. HCC patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SE...

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Main Authors: Yu-Qi Wang, An-Jiang Wang, Ting-Ting Zhang, Si-Hai Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19531-8