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Effect of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization prior to surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

Hiroki Nishikawa; Akira Arimoto; Tomoko Wakasa; Ryuichi Kita; Tōru Kimura; Yukio Osaki · 2012 · International Journal of Oncology

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Abstract (excerpt)

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) on survival after surgical resection (SR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Two hundred and thirty-five HCC…

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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.3892/ijo.2012.1711