
Research ArticlePeritumoral neutrophils link inflammatory response to disease progression by fostering angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma
Keywords: CI; confidence interval; DFS; disease-free survival; HbsAg; HBV surface antigen; HCC; hepatocellular carcinoma; HR; hazard ratio; MMP; matrix metalloproteinases; OS; overall survival; TIMP2; TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2; TNM; tumor node metastases; N