TY - BOOK AU - Amgad Ahmed Shaheen AU - Heba Mohamed Elzawahry , AU - Nadia Zakhary , AU - Reda Hassan Tabashy , TI - Evaluation of vascular endothelial growth factor as prognostic marker in inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Amgad Ahmed Shaheen , KW - Inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma KW - Prognostic marker KW - Vascular endothelial growth factor N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - National Cancer Institute - Department of Oncology-medical; Issued also as CD N2 - HCC is one of the most common malignant tumors worlwide . The difficulties in treating HCC and the high mortality rate associated with it are attributable to cirrhosis which is not only a cause of morbidity but also limits treatment options for the cancer . HCC is usually asymptomatic at early stages and has a great propensity for intra - vascular or intra biliary extension even when primary tumor is small UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -