Research Article

Pathology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Tumor-Bearing Liver Tissue in Association with hTERT Promoter Mutation

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Survival of hTERT-wildtype (hTERTwt) and hTERT-promoter-mutated (hTERTmut) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), independent of the background liver tissue (a), and of hTERTwt and hTERTmut HCC in cirrhotic and noncirrhotic liver tissue. Based on age-matched Cox regression analysis (1 and 2), patients with hTERTmut HCC in cirrhotic and noncirrhotic liver tissue do not show a significant difference in overall survival at 3 years (b), 5 years (c), and 16 years (d).