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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2008; 14(5): 685-692
Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.685
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Figure 3 Treatment for HCC with portal vein tumor thrombus. Patient survival can be improved by TACE plus hepatectomy, when the number of primary nodules is not greater than two, the portal trunk is not occluded by tumor thrombus, and the indocyanine green retention rate at 15 min is > 20%. Minagawa et al. Ann Surg. 2001.