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A Three-Dimensional Spheroid Model to Investigate the Tumor-Stromal Interaction in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Hepatocellular carcinoma in children
Deirdre Kelly1, Khalid Sharif1, Rachel M Brown2
1The Liver Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK.
Clinics in Liver Disease
|April 30, 2015
Abstract:
Liver tumors are relatively rare in childhood, but may be associated with a range of diagnostic, genetic, therapeutic, and surgical challenges sufficient to tax even the most experienced clinician. This article outlines the epidemiology, etiology, pathologic condition, initial workup, and management of hepatocellular carcinoma in children and adolescents.
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