Post-Therapeutic Follow-Up and Early Detection of Recurrence in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Current treatment of HCC is based on the updated Barcelona algorithm [3]. According to this algorithm, therapeutic options for HCC are divided into curative treatments (resection, liver transplantation and radiofrequency/percutaneous ethanol injection) for HCC in very early stage or early stage (A), transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for intermediate stage (B) HCC, sorafenib for advanced stage (C) HCC and best supportive care for terminal stage (D) HCC. The following therapies should be applied depending on the stage of HCC:
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تاریخ انتشار 2013