Comparison of the grade evaluated by "Liver damage" of Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan and Child-Pugh classification in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

• Published in: Hepatology research Vol. 34; no. 4; p. 266
• Main Authors: Omagari, Katsuhisa, Ohba, Kazuo, Kadokawa, Yoshiko, Hazama, Hiroaki, Masuda, Jun-Ichi, Kinoshita, Hideki, Matsuo, Isao, Ohnita, Ken, Mizuta, Yohei, Hayashida, Kenji, Kohno, Shigeru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.04.2006

The "Liver damage" classification proposed by the Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan and Child-Pugh classification are both useful classifications for hepatic function. However, the factors responsible for the difference between the two classifications have not been fully investigated. The...