Tissue Diagnosis Is Associated With Worse Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A National Cancer Database Analysis

CONCLUSION: Hepatocellular carcinoma patients with preoperative TD had decreased OS compared to CD, which persisted after propensity matching. This study supports avoiding biopsy for HCC whenever possible.PMID:33830824 | DOI:10.1177/0003134821991983

Source: The American Surgeon - April 8, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Fadi S Dahdaleh Samer A Naffouje Scott K Sherman Sivesh K Kamarajah George I Salti Source Type: research