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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2012; 18(20): 2533-2539
Published online May 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i20.2533
Concomitant lung metastasis in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Tian Yang, Jun-Hua Lu, Chuan Lin, Song Shi, Ting-Hao Chen, Rong-Hua Zhao, Yi Wang, Meng-Chao Wu
Tian Yang, Jun-Hua Lu, Chuan Lin, Song Shi, Yi Wang, Meng-Chao Wu, Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200438, China
Ting-Hao Chen, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the First People’s Hospital of Ziyang, Ziyang 641205, Sichuan Province, China
Rong-Hua Zhao, Department of Surgery, Royal University Hospital, College of Medicine University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N0W8, Canada
Author contributions: Yang T, Lu JH, Lin C and Shi S contributed equally to this work; Yang T, Lu JH, Lin C and Wu MC designed the research; Yang T, Shi S and Wang Y performed the research; Yang T, Lin C and Chen TH analyzed the data; Yang T, Zhao RH and Wang Y wrote the paper.
Supported by Grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81000166; Shanghai Science and Technology Development Commission, No. 10411963300; Shanghai Program for Excellent Talents in Health System, No. XYQ2011033; and Shanghai Health Bureau, No. ab8307000-2010-92
Correspondence to: Meng-Chao Wu, MD, Professor of Surgery, Director of Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200438, China. mengchao_wu@sina.com
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Received: July 27, 2011
Revised: February 8, 2012
Accepted: February 26, 2012
Published online: May 28, 2012
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