Preoperative alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): is this 50-year biomarker still up-to-date?

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Fabrice Muscari et al. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020.

. 2020 Oct 5:5:46.

doi: 10.21037/tgh.2019.12.09. eCollection 2020.

¹ Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France.

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