Overexpression of C-reactive Protein as a Poor Prognostic Marker of Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinomas

• Main Authors: Jin Ho Shin (Author), Chong Jai Kim (Author), Eun Jeong Jeon (Author), Chang Ohk Sung (Author), Hwa Jeong Shin (Author), Jene Choi (Author), Eunsil Yu (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase reactant synthesized in the liver. CRP immunoreactivity is a feature of inflammatory hepatocellular adenomas with a higher risk of malignant transformation. A high serum CRP level denotes poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients...