Preoperative assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma tumor grade using needle biopsy: implications for transplant eligibility.

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Published in Ann Surg on March 01, 2007

Authors

Timothy M Pawlik1, Ana L Gleisner, Robert A Anders, Lia Assumpcao, Warren Maley, Michael A Choti

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 22187-6681, USA. tpawlik1@jhmi.edu

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