Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common cancer in males. Surgery is the only curative treatment, but is applicable in only 10-15% of patients. Systemic chemotherapy, transarterial embolization or chemo-embolization can only palliate. In the future, selective internal radiation may have a role in downstaging inoperable hepatoma to operable tumour.
MeSH terms
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / epidemiology
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / etiology
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / mortality
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / therapy
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Embolization, Therapeutic
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Epidemiologic Factors
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Ethanol / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Incidence
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Liver Neoplasms* / epidemiology
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Liver Neoplasms* / etiology
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Liver Neoplasms* / mortality
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Liver Neoplasms* / therapy
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Liver Transplantation
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Male
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Prognosis
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Survival Rate
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Treatment Outcome