Clinicopathological Characteristics of Alpha-Fetoprotein-Producing Gastric Cancer
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Clinicopathological Characteristics of Alpha-Fetoprotein-Producing Gastric Cancer
PURPOSE α-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing gastric cancer is a rare tumor with high rates of liver metastasis and a poor prognosis. Many studies have been performed but there have been no comprehensive investigations of the clinicopathological and prognosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six hundred ninety four patients with gastric cancer who underwent a curative gastric resection in Hanyang University H...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastric Cancer
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2093-582X
DOI: 10.5230/jgc.2011.11.1.23