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Necrosis of Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma Induced by Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization: A Case Report

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    Akira Yasuda, Tsuyoshi Kurokawa, Noiku Nakao, Hiroyuki Fujisaki, Keiichi Ando, Nobuhiro Ito, Norifumi Ohashi, Takashi Arikawa, Takahisa Tainaka, Hiroshi Nagata, Kazuyoshi Suzumura & Toshiaki Nonami

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Yasuda, A., Kurokawa, T., Nakao, N. et al. Necrosis of Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma Induced by Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization: A Case Report. Dig Dis Sci 58, 2729–2732 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-013-2674-1

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