Adjuvant Iodine131 Lipiodol after Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Background. Survival after liver resection for HCC is compromised by a high rate of intrahepatic recurrence. Adjuvant treatment with a single, postoperative dose of intra-arterial I131 lipiodol has shown promise, as a means of prolonging disease-free survival (DFS). Methodology. DFS and overall surv...

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Main Authors: Ruelan V. Furtado, Leo Ha, Stephen Clarke, Charbel Sandroussi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/746917