BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a severe health condition associated with high hospitalizations and mortality rates, which also imposes a relevant economic burden. PURPOSE The aim of the present survey is to investigate treatment strategies and related costs for HCC in the intermediate and advanced stages of the disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS The survey was conducted in four Ita...

The number of elderly hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients is expected to rise. We analyzed the impact of age on clinical presentations, treatment allocation, and long-term survival between elderly (≥75 years) and younger (<75 years) HCC patients. In this study, a total of 812 elderly and 2270 younger HCC patients were evaluated. The baseline information and long-term survival were compared ...

The Cover Feature illustrates the in-situ formation of nickel-ethanol clusters in a molecular beam experiment. nickel ions are generated by laser ablation process and picked up an ethanol-seeded helium stream forming large variety clusters. characterization these with combination infrared photodissociation spectroscopy DFT simulations is shown Research Article Fabian Dietrich et al. More inform...

BACKGROUND The optimal transcatheter embolization strategy for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains elusive. We conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) of different embolization options for unresectable HCC. METHODS Medical databases were searched for randomized controlled trials evaluating bland transarterial embolization (TAE), conventional...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The rising incidence, genetic heterogeneity, multiple etiologies, and concurrent chronic liver diseases make diagnosis, staging, and selection of treatment options challenging in patients with HCC. The best approach to optimize the management of HCC is one that utilizes a core multidisciplinary liver t...

Presenter: Omero Costa Filho MD, MSc | Hospital Militar de Área Porto Alegre (HMAPA) Background: Hepatocellularcarcinoma (HCC)is a heterogeneous disease with many available treatment modalities. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is valuable modality for HCC lesions. Some evidence seeks to evaluate the utility of additional ablative therapy in management patients who received an initial TAC...

In the present work, we prepared silver nanoparticles by laser ablation of pure silver plate in ethanol and then irradiated the silver nanoparticles using a 532 nm Q-switched Nd:YAG pulsed laser. Transmission electron microscopic images of the sample after irradiation clearly showed formation of big structures, such as microrods and microbelts in ethanol. The obtained microbelts had a width of ...