Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 gene in hepatocellular carcinoma with invasive potential
S Arii, M Mise, T Harada, M Furutani, S Ishigami, M Niwano, M Mizumoto, M Fukumoto, M Imamura – 1 August 1996 – The prognosis for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) depends mainly on the clinicopathological characteristic regarding invasion and metastasis. In addition, another distinguishing feature of HCC is the high incidence of concomitant liver cirrhosis, in which the extracellular matrix proliferates markedly.