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World J Hepatol. Oct 31, 2009; 1(1): 103-109
Published online Oct 31, 2009. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v1.i1.103
Synchronous development of HCC and CCC in the same subsegment of the liver in a patient with type C liver cirrhosis
Takuya Watanabe, Jun Sakata, Takashi Ishikawa, Yoshio Shirai, Takeyasu Suda, Haruka Hirono, Katsuhiko Hasegawa, Kenji Soga, Koichi Shibasaki, Yukifumi Saito, Hajime Umezu
Takuya Watanabe, Haruka Hirono, Katsuhiko Hasegawa, Kenji Soga, Koichi Shibasaki, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Medical Hospital, The Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata, 1-8, Hamauracho, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8580, Japan
Jun Sakata, Takashi Ishikawa, Takeyasu Suda, Department of Surgery, Medical Hospital, The Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata, 1-8, Hamauracho, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8580, Japan
Yoshio Shirai, Department of Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-754, Asahimachidori, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
Yukifumi Saito, Saito Clinic for Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, 1-7-11, Jousho, Konan-ku, Niigata 950-0136, Japan
Hajime Umezu, Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Niigata University Graduate School Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-754, Asahimachidori, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
Author contributions: Watanabe T wrote the paper; Watanabe T, Sakata J, Ishikawa T, Shirai Y, Suda T, Hirono H, Hasegawa K, Soga K, Shibasaki K, Saito Y and Umezu H performed examinations, diagnosis and therapies for the patient who has been reported in this paper; Watanabe T, Suda T, Hirono H, Hasegawa K, Soga K and Shibasaki K finally approved the submission of the paper.
Correspondence to: Takuya Watanabe, MD, PhD, Assistant professor, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Medical Hospital, The Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata, 1-8 Hamauracho, Chu-o-ku, Niigata 951-8580, Japan. nabetaku@dia-net.ne.jp
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Received: April 8, 2009
Revised: September 2, 2009
Accepted: September 9, 2009
Published online: October 31, 2009
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