title: Should a biopsy precede liver resection or transplantation for presumed hepatocellular carcinoma when the alfa fetoprotein is normal?
authors.forename: Debbie L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Shawcross
authors.forename: Nickolai
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naoumov
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pachiadakis
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mamais
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jalan
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gillams
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lees
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins