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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2009; 15(18): 2296-2299
Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2296
Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2296
Scirrhous hepatocellular carcinoma displaying atypical findings on imaging studies
Soo Ryang Kim, Susumu Imoto, Taisuke Nakajima, Kenji Ando, Keiji Mita, Katsumi Fukuda, Ryo Nishikawa, Yu-ichiro Koma, Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe Asahi Hospital, Kobe, 653-0801, Japan
Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
Masatoshi Kudo, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, 589-8511, Japan
Yoshitake Hayashi, Division of Molecular Medicine & Medical Genetics, International Center for Medical, Research and Treatment (ICMRT), Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
Author contributions: Kim SR, Imoto S, Nakajima T, Ando K, Mita K, and Fukuda K designed and performed the research; Matsuoka T performed the radiology research; Kudo M analyzed the data; Hayashi Y performed the pathology research; Kim SR, Nishikawa R and Koma Y wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Soo Ryang Kim, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe Asahi Hospital, 3-5-25 Bououji-cho, Nagata-ku, Kobe, 653-0801, Japan. info@kobe-asahi-hp.com
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Received: November 28, 2008
Revised: April 10, 2009
Accepted: April 17, 2009
Published online: May 14, 2009
Revised: April 10, 2009
Accepted: April 17, 2009
Published online: May 14, 2009
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