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Surgical management of hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombi in the inferior vena cava or right atrium

Overview of attention for article published in World Journal of Surgical Oncology, October 2013
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Title
Surgical management of hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombi in the inferior vena cava or right atrium
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology, October 2013
DOI 10.1186/1477-7819-11-259
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Authors

Kenji Wakayama, Toshiya Kamiyama, Hideki Yokoo, Tatsuhiko Kakisaka, Hirofumi Kamachi, Yosuke Tsuruga, Kazuaki Nakanishi, Tsuyoshi Shimamura, Satoru Todo, Akinobu Taketomi

Abstract

The prognosis for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with tumor thrombi in the inferior vena cava (IVC) or right atrium (RA) is poor, and there is no established effective treatment for this condition. Thus study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of surgical resection and prognosis after surgery for such cases.

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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 44 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 2%
Germany 1 2%
Unknown 42 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 9 20%
Student > Master 4 9%
Student > Bachelor 4 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 7%
Lecturer > Senior Lecturer 2 5%
Other 13 30%
Unknown 9 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 27 61%
Environmental Science 1 2%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 2%
Unspecified 1 2%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 2%
Other 3 7%
Unknown 10 23%