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Subclinical cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (subclin-HCC) are arbitrarily defined as those without obvious HCC symptoms and signs. They are detected principally by alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) serosurvey or by ultrasonography in asymptomatic subjects, particularly those with a background of liver disease. The early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of subclin-HCC has opened a new era in the clinical aspects of liver cancer research since the early 1970s. After long-term follow-up, the significance of the study of subclin-HCC has become clearer, especially in patients who have undergone surgical treatment.
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Tang, ZY. (1987). Surgical Treatment of Subclinical Cases of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. In: Okuda, K., Ishak, K.G. (eds) Neoplasms of the Liver. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68349-0_29
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