Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2014)
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Large Canadian Urban Centre: Stage at Treatment and Its Potential Determinants
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is a significant difference in tumour stage between patients initially found with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at a tertiary hepatobiliary centre and patients referred with tumours detected elsewhere; and to determine variables associated with referral in a palliative stage.