Comprehensive treatment of intermediate and advanced primary hepatocellular carcinoma based on transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (Review)
- Authors:
- Xing Xu
- Xue Zhang
- Yang Zhao
- Xiaoyang Zhang
- Hongfang Tuo
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Affiliations: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050057, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, P.R. China - Published online on: May 7, 2025 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.15078
- Article Number: 332
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