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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies world wide. Several experimental treatments have been tested against HCC. Those are chemotherapy, high dose proton beam radiotherapy, external beam...
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) using doxorubicin-eluting beads (DEBs) have been introduced as a novel device which ensures more sustained and tumor-selective drug delivery and permanent embolization compared to conventional TACE with...
Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) with yttrium 90 (â¹â°Y), an intra-arterial procedure performed by interventional radiologists, has begun being utilized in managing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Korea. There are two available TARE...
Intrahepatic biloma is one of the rare complications occurring after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). Biloma after TACE may result from the development of peripheral bile duct necrosis caused by...
Despite remarkable advancement in the surveillance and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the availability of novel curative options, a great proportion of HCC patients are still not eligible for...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the 3rd most common cancer. The annual incidence is over 10,000 cases in Korea. While hepatitis B virus is major cause of Korean HCC,...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the caudate lobe remains one of the most intricate locations where various treatments tend to pose problems with regard to the optimal approach. Surgical resection has...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatic damage during transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a critical complication in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Apart from its role in preventing HBV reactivation, there...