Preoperative prediction of cholangiocyte phenotype hepatocellular carcinoma on contrast-enhanced MRI and the prognostic implication after hepatectomy
Abstract Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) expressing cytokeratin (CK) 7 or CK19 has a cholangiocyte phenotype that stimulates HCC proliferation, metastasis, and sorafenib therapy resistance This study aims to noninvasively predict cholangiocyte phenotype-positive HCC and assess its prognosi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-11-01
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Series: | Insights into Imaging |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-023-01539-x |