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SUBMITTER: Niemeyer DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6114009 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Niemeyer David J DJ Simo Kerri A KA Iannitti David A DA McKillop Iain H IH
Hepatic oncology 20131220 1
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and is most commonly found in the setting of liver cirrhosis. Treatment of HCC must consider both the tumors present, as well as the remaining dysfunctional liver that both hinders treatment and can produce additional HCC over time. Ablation is an evolving part of the multimodality treatment approach to HCC that can effectively destroy tumors while preserving surrounding liver parenchyma. New technologies have m ...[more]