A Case of Ruptured Hepatocellular Carcinoma Immediately after Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization
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Ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma following transcatheter arterial chemoembolization.
Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is known to be an effective palliative treatment in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although TACE can control tumour growth and palliate the patients, complications of TACE with significant morbidity are well known and adversely affect the outcome of patients. Necrotic tumor rupture is a serious complication of TACE and has a high mor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Yamaguchi Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0513-1731,1880-4462
DOI: 10.2342/ymj.64.35