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Contrast-enhanced CT findings. a The tumors in the right hepatic lobe showed enhancement in the arterial phase. b These lesions showed washout in the equivalent phase.
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Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) demonstrated multiple hypervascular tumors in the right hepatic lobe (Fig. 1).
The pathological findings of the liver biopsy specimen. a The tumor was composed of moderately differentiated HCC. b Iron deposition in hepatocytes was observed in nontumor tissue. HE. x400.
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Tumor biopsy revealed that the tumor comprised of moderately differentiated HCC (Fig. 2a). Nontumor tissue showed scarce inflammation and fibrosis, although iron deposition was observed in hepatocytes (Fig. 2b).
Findings of lipiodol-CT. CT conducted after TAE showed lipiodol accumulation in the tumors.
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TAE exhibited lipiodol deposition in the tumors (Fig. 3). To reduce the risk of complications, both platelet transfusion and intravenous administration of antibiotics were performed prior to TAE.