Intrahepatic metastases may be specific to hepatocellular carcinoma due to the coagulation and fibrinolytic systems (Review)
- Authors:
- Xuemei Li
- Baohong Gu
- Bofang Wang
- Zedong Feng
- Yanling Ma
- Haiyuan Li
- Alexandra Lucas
- Hao Chen
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Affiliations: The Second Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA, Department of Tumor Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China - Published online on: October 9, 2020 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2020.7800
- Pages: 2345-2352
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