title: Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Japan Society of Hepatology 2013 update (3rd JSH-HCC Guidelines).
abstract: The 3rd version of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hepatocellular Carcinoma was revised by the Japan Society of Hepatology, according to the methodology of evidence-based medicine, which was published in October 2013 in Japanese. Here, we briefly describe new or changed recommendations with a special reference to the two algorithms for surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment.
authors.affiliation: The Committee for Revision of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kokudo
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akahane
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Igaki
authors.forename: Namiki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichida
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uemoto
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Yonson
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Tadatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: Takamichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arii
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
keywords: algorithm for surveillance and diagnosis; algorithm for treatment; clinical practice guidelines; clinical question; evidence-based medicine