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Practice Guideline
. 2006 Feb 7;12(5):828-9.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.828.

Clinical practice guidelines for hepatocellular carcinoma: the first evidence based guidelines from Japan

Masatoshi Makuuchi, Norihiro Kokudo
Practice Guideline

Clinical practice guidelines for hepatocellular carcinoma: the first evidence based guidelines from Japan

Masatoshi Makuuchi et al. World J Gastroenterol. .
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Treatment algorithm for hepatocellular carcinoma (cited from Ref.2 with permission). aPresence of vascular invasion or extrahepatic metastasis to be indicated separately. bSelected when the severity of liver damage is class B and tumor diameter is no greater than 2 cm. cTumor diameter should be no greater than 5 cm when there is only one tumor.
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