Liver atrophy after percutaneous transhepatic portal embolization occurs in two histological phases: Hepatocellular atrophy followed by apoptosis

Table 1 Clinical background of the patients who provided the human specimens

Patient	Gender	Age (yr)	Primary tumor site	Surgery
1	F	74	Rectum	Ex Rt
2	F	57	Rectum	Ex Rt
3	M	76	Cecum	Ex Rt
4	M	43	S/C	Ex Rt
5	M	56	Rectum	Ex Rt
6	M	53	Rectum	Ex Rt
				+ nonAnat S3
7	F	47	S/C	Ex Rt
8	F	61	Rectum	Ex Rt
9	F	64	S/C	Ex Rt
10	F	63	Rectum	Ex Rt
				+ nonAnat S3

All patients underwent right-sided percutaneous transhepatic portal embolization. F: Female; M: Male; S/C: Sigmoid colon; Ex Rt: Extended right hemilobectomy; nonAnat S3: Non-anatomical liver resection of segment 3.