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Review
. 2016 Feb 26;7(2):32-35.
doi: 10.1002/cld.530. eCollection 2016 Feb.

Limitations of the barcelona clinic liver cancer staging system with a focus on transarterial chemoembolization as a key modality for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

Pranab M Barman  1 , Grace L Su  2
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Limitations of the barcelona clinic liver cancer staging system with a focus on transarterial chemoembolization as a key modality for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

Pranab M Barman et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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BCLC staging system. Adapted from Hepatology.5 Copyright 2011. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
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