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EASL–EORTC Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of hepatocellular carcinoma 
European Association for the Study of the Liver, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer 
Journal of Hepatology 
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2. Fig. 1
Incidence rates of primary liver cancer according to geographical distribution in Europe. Age-adjusted incidence rates per 100,000 of liver cancer in Europe in The color intensity is proportional to the magnitude of incidence. M, males; F, females. (Data from: Ferlay J, Shin HR, Bray F, Forman D, Mathers C, Parkin DM. GLOBOCAN 2008, Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide: IARC CancerBase No. 10 [Internet]. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer; Available from:
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3. Fig. 2
Diagnostic algorithm and recall policy. ∗One imaging technique only recommended in centers of excellence with high-end radiological equipment. ∗∗HCC radiological hallmark: arterial hypervascularity and venous/late phase washout.
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4. Fig. 3 Updated BCLC staging system and treatment strategy, 2011.
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Representation of EASL–EORTC recommendations for treatment according to levels of evidence (NCI classification [2]) and strength of recommendation (GRADE system). RF, radiofrequency ablation; PEI, percutaneous ethanol injection; OLT, orthotopic liver transplantation; LDLT, living donor liver transplantation.
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6. Fig. 5
Summary of trial design strategies and control groups. Adapted from Llovet et al. [164].
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