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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 8.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer J. 2009 Nov-Dec;15(6):526–532. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e3181c5214b

TABLE 4.

Histologic Findings Associated With Tumor Response

Type of Surgery Tumor Size (cm) on MRI Before DEB-TACE Tumor Size (cm) on MRI After DEB-TACE Percent Necrosis on MRI Before DEB-TACE* Percent Necrosis on MRI After DEB-TACE* Pathology Description
Right hepatectomy 13.7 9.6 0 >90 95% Necrotic
Partial hepatectomy segments V/VI 12.8 11.7 10 85-90 80% Necrotic
Right hepatectomy 7.2 5.9 0 85-90 > 50% Necrotic
Hepatic debulking RFA of 3 smaller lesions 2.5 1.7 0 100 Not available. Lesion treated by DEB-TACE was ablated
Attempted liver transplant (1 d post-DEB-TACE) 4.8 3.8 0 90 Well-differentiated fragments of viable (25%) and necrotic (75%) HCC

RFA indicates radiofrequency ablation.

*

Percent necrosis in MRI is based on lack of contrast enhancement.