American journal of surgery
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Comparative Study
Postoperative prophylactic lipiodolization reduces the intrahepatic recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma.
To determine a feasible postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, orally-administered chemotherapy (OC) and prophylactic lipiodolization (selective regional cancer chemotherapy using lipid contrast medium plus an anticancer drug) (PL) were compared prospectively. ⋯ Prophylactic lipiodolization was found to be an effective treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma for reducing intrahepatic recurrence after resection.