1. Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
Ziad Hassoun, Gregory J. Gores 
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 
Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages (January 2003)
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2. Fig. 1
Actuarial rate of HCC development in 34 dysplastic nodules. (Data from Terasaki et al., Gastroenterology 1998;115:1216–1222.).
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3. Fig. 2
CT scan of the liver demonstrating an early HCC. This lesion is hypervascular, thus enhancing after contrast injection and appearing as a hyperdense nodule.
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4. Fig. 3 Management algorithm for a solitary HCC nodule. PLT, platelets.
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5. Fig. 4
Management algorithm for early HCC. OLT, orthotopic liver transplantation; PEI, percutaneous ethanol injection; RFA, radiofrequency ablation.
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6. Fig. 5 Management algorithm for large solitary or multicentric HCC.
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7. Fig. 6
(A) HCC appearing as a hypoechoic nodule on ultrasound; (B) after PEI, the nodule becomes hyperechoic.
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8. Fig. 7
CT scan performed after RFA of HCC, showing a cystic-density lesion, thus confirming treatment success.
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9. Fig. 8
Chemoembolization. (A) The HCC nodule appears on the initial angiogram as a hypervascular lesion. (B) The angiogram performed at the end of the procedure demonstrates the occlusion of the artery feeding the tumor.
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