Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance: an open question

作     者：Maurizio Biselli Francesca Garuti Andrea Neri 

作者机构：Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Semeiotica Medica Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Bologna Italy 

出 版 物：《Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition》 (肝胆外科与营养（英文）)

年 卷 期：2019年第8卷第4期

页      面：431-432页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：mortality al. cirrhosis 

摘      要：We were very interested to read the study recently published in Gastroenterology by Moon et al. (1). Performed as a case-control study within the US Veterans Affairs health care system, the study aimed to assess the association between screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cancer related-mortality in patients with cirrhosis. The authors did not find any evidence that screening patients with cirrhosis by abdominal ultrasound (US) or alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels decreases HCC-related mortality.