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. 2004 Mar 15;10(6):903–905. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i6.903

Figure 2.

Figure 2

It is acknowledged that there exist two HCC recur-ring mechanisms of intrahepatic metastasis through portal venous system and multicentric occurrence from cirrhotic nodules. These extrahepatic cells homing into liver may be a new mechanism after liver transplantation. Likewise, it impli-cates that this mechanism is responsible for HCC recurrence after hepatectomy.