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Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Staging systems aim to stratify patients into groups with similar prognoses. As such, these staging systems may serve to guide choice of therapy, aid in patient counseling, allow comparisons of the end results of therapy, and facilitate patient selection and randomization for research protocols.

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    Timothy M. Pawlik

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Nathan, H., Pawlik, T.M. (2011). Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. In: McMasters, K. (eds) Hepatocellular Carcinoma:. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-522-4_5

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