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SUBMITTER: Wang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5486687 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Juncheng J Mao Yize Y Liu Yongcheng Y Chen Zhenxin Z Chen Minshan M Lao Xiangming X Li Shengping S
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 20170410 7
<h4>Background</h4>Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurs rarely in children and adolescents (C&A), and its clinical characteristics, prognostic factors, and treatment were rarely explored.<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective study focused on 65 HCC patients aged ≤20 years from August 1994 to August 2012. Cox regression models and Kaplan-Meier curves were used to investigate prognostic factors and compare overall survival (OS), respectively.<h4>Results</h4>We found 61.5% of patients to have multipl ...[more]