Author's response to reviews Title: Prognostic Value of alpha-Fetoprotein and Des-gamma -Carboxy Prothrombin Responses in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma treated with Transarterial Chemoembolization Authors:
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Successful treatment of large-size advanced hepatocellular carcinoma by transarterial chemoembolization followed by the combination therapy of percutaneous ethanol-lipiodol injection and radiofrequency ablation.
We report a case of large-size hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) successfully treated with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) followed by the combination therapy of percutaneous ethanol-lipiodol injection and radiofrequency ablation (PELI-RFA) and percutaneous ethanol-lipiodol injection (PELI) therapy. In the present case, the patient had a large-size advanced HCC, 7 cm in diameter, located in...
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تاریخ انتشار 2012