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World J Hepatol. Sep 27, 2012; 4(9): 256-261
Published online Sep 27, 2012. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i9.256
Published online Sep 27, 2012. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i9.256
Natural history of untreatable hepatocellular carcinoma: A retrospective cohort study
Giuseppe Cabibbo, Marcello Maida, Chiara Genco, Pietro Parisi, Marco Peralta, Michela Antonucci, Giuseppe Brancatelli, Calogero Cammà, Antonio Craxì, Vito Di Marco, Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Specialist, University of Palermo, Palermo 90127, Italy
Giuseppe Cabibbo, Department of Biopathology and Biomedical Methodologies, University of Palermo, Palermo 90127, Italy
Michela Antonucci, Department of Oncology, Division of General Surgery and Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo 90127, Italy
Giuseppe Brancatelli, Department of Radiology, DIBIMEF, University of Palermo, Palermo 90127, Italy
Author contributions: Cabibbo G and Di Marco V contributed to clinical management, study design, data analysis and writing of the study; Maida M, Genco C, Parisi P and Peralta M contributed to clinical management and data collection; Antonucci M contributed to clinical management; Cammà C and Craxì A contributed to clinical management and writing of the study; Brancatelli G contributed to diagnosis; all authors had full control over the study design, and preparation of manuscript; all authors approved the final draft manuscript.
Correspondence to: Giuseppe Cabibbo, MD, PhD, Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Specialist, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Clinics 2, Palermo 90127, Italy. g.cab@libero.it
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Received: February 21, 2012
Revised: July 20, 2012
Accepted: August 23, 2012
Published online: September 27, 2012
Revised: July 20, 2012
Accepted: August 23, 2012
Published online: September 27, 2012
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