Showing papers by "Franco Borzio published in 2006"

TL;DR: The evaluation of this large series of HCC patients allowed us to confirm the low sensitivity of AFP in the diagnosis of H CC and its prognostic value, albeit limited, being tumor size, female sex, Child-Pugh score, and TNM staging independent predictors.

TL;DR: Hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinomas have a greater aggressiveness than hepatitis C virus- related tumors, which becomes clinically manifest once they have reached an advanced stage.

TL;DR: The presence of esophageal varices is associated with a higher risk of death from bleeding, and is an independent determinant of the patient's prognosis, which is taken into account in the diagnostic and therapeutic work-up of HCC patients.