Diagnostic role of serum glypican-3 in differentiating hepatocellular carcinoma from non-malignant chronic liver disease and other liver cancers

• Main Authors: Tangkijvanich P., Chanmee T., Komtong S., Mahachai V., Wisedopas N., Pothacharoen P., Kongtawelert P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-73449108795&partnerID=40&md5=08a34a38f4a6e83aef7e97efd67d932a; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3695
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background and Aims: The role of glypican-3 (GPC3), a novel serum marker, in differentiating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from non-malignant chronic liver disease and other malignant space-occupying lesions in the liver is largely unknown. The aims of this study were to evaluate its diagnostic rol...