When to perform hepatic resection for intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Published in Hepatology on January 23, 2015

Authors

Alessandro Cucchetti1, Benjamin Djulbegovic, Athanasios Tsalatsanis, Alessandro Vitale, Iztok Hozo, Fabio Piscaglia, Matteo Cescon, Giorgio Ercolani, Francesco Tuci, Umberto Cillo, Antonio Daniele Pinna

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

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