Hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis C: from bench to bedside.

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Published in Semin Immunopathol on July 22, 2012

Authors

Alessio Aghemo1, Massimo Colombo

Author Affiliations

1: AM e A Migliavacca Center for Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, First Division of Gastroenterology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.

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