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SUBMITTER: Ishikawa K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5940395 | biostudies-other | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ishikawa Kentaro K Chiba Tetsuhiro T Ooka Yoshihiko Y Suzuki Eiichiro E Ogasawara Sadahisa S Maeda Takahiro T Yokoyama Masayuki M Inoue Masanori M Wakamatsu Toru T Kusakabe Yuko Y Saito Tomoko T Tawada Akinobu A Arai Makoto M Kanda Tatsuo T Maruyama Hitoshi H Imazeki Fumio F Kato Naoya N
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<h4>Background and aim</h4>Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the standard procedure for treating Barcelona clinic liver cancer (BCLC) stage B hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, it is often carried out in the treatment of BCLC stage 0/A HCC for various reasons. This study aimed to elucidate the prognosis for BCLC stage 0/A HCC patients treated with TACE or with radiofrequency ablation (RFA).<h4>Materials and methods</h4>The prognosis of 242 BCLC stage 0/A HCC patients within Milan c ...[more]