Liver cancer is one of the major lethal malignancies worldwide. The main histological subtype is hepatocellular carcinoma, which is derived from hepatocytes, the predominant epithelial cell type in the liver, and often retains biochemical and morphological markers of hepatocyte differentiation.
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(2007). Liver Cancer. In: Molecular Biology of Human Cancers. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3186-1_16
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