Patients with chronic hepatitis B should be screened for hepatocellular carcinoma regardless of liver stiffness measurement

Hepatology. 2016 Feb;63(2):672. doi: 10.1002/hep.27904. Epub 2015 Jun 19.

Authors

Philippe Sultanik¹, Philippe Sogni¹, Jean-François Meritet², Stanislas Pol¹, Vincent Mallet¹

Affiliations

¹ Département d'Hépatologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Inserm UMS20, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
² Département de Virologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.

PMID: 26009997
DOI: 10.1002/hep.27904

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / virology*
Elasticity Imaging Techniques*
Female
Hepatitis B, Chronic / complications*
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / diagnostic imaging*
Liver Neoplasms / virology*
Male