Semiannual surveillance is superior to annual surveillance for the detection of early hepatocellular carcinoma and patient survival

Santi, Valentina; Trevisani, Franco; Gramenzi, Annagiulia; Grignaschi, Alice; Mirici-Cappa, Federica; Del Poggio, P.; Anna Di Nolfo, Maria; Benvegnù, Luisa; Farinati, Fabio; Zoli, Marco; G. Giannini, Edoardo; Borzio, Franco; Caturelli, Eugenio; Chiaramonte, Maria; Bernardi, Mauro

doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2010.03.010

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Semiannual surveillance is superior to annual surveillance for the detection of early hepatocellular carcinoma and patient survival

Published in Journal of Hepatology • Apr 28, 2010

Authors:

Valentina Santi

Franco Trevisani

Annagiulia Gramenzi

Abstract

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The current guidelines recommend the surveillance of cirrhotic patients for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), based on liver ultrasonography repetition at either 6 or 12 month intervals, since there is no compelling evidence of superiority of the more stringent pr...

Subject

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Medicine

Stage (stratigraphy)

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